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Congenital adrenal hyperplasia is the term that, together with adreno-genital syndromes, is commonly used to describe a group of autosomal recessive disorders due to the lack of one of the five enzymes involved in cortisol synthesis in the…

The J-curve hypothesis represents one of the most debated issues in the recent, but also current, treatment of arterial hypertension. I.M. Stewart, in an article published in 1979 in the Lancet, proposed the existence of a relationship…

Impetigo belongs to the large group of pyoderma, pustular infections of the skin caused by pyogenic (i.e. pus-producing) germs

The human papillomavirus (Human Papilloma Virus = HPV) is the most frequent cause of genital infection in women. There are many types of this virus that can infect the skin or mucous membranes and differ in their DNA content

Heart palpitations are a common symptom that can be caused by various health problems. Sometimes, they are the result of a serious heart condition, such as a heart attack or arrhythmia. In other cases, they can be caused by an incorrect…

Isosporiasis is an infection localised in the intestine and caused by Isospora belli (a protozoan coccidium)

Let's talk about breast cancer. Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed neoplasm in women: about 1 malignant tumour in every 3 (30%)

Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a rare hereditary disease that progressively subverts the structure of muscle

The term hyperuricemia refers to an increase in uric acid values in the blood above the normal range

Shoulder instability can be post-traumatic (i.e. after an accidental dislocation) or idiopathic in nature (i.e. due to congenital over-elasticity of joint structures)