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Otitis is an inflammatory process affecting the ear. In accordance with the anatomy of the ear, otitis is divided into external otitis, otitis media, labyrinthitis

Nevi more commonly called melanocytic moles (or nevocellular nevi) are intracutaneous collections of melanocytes that clinically manifest as blotchy or nodular lesions with clear-cut borders and relatively stable over time

Prostatitis is a disease of the prostate, characterised by severe urinary symptoms, typical of inflammation or infection of the prostate gland

Antipyretics are medicines used to reduce body temperature in the event of fever. How? By stimulating thermodispersion mechanisms such as sweating

Let's talk about canker sores: once in a lifetime everyone has had annoying, small, ulcer-like sores in the mouth that cause burning and, in some cases, real pain

Osteoporosis is a skeletal disease characterised by a decrease in bone mass and density that often develops without symptoms and is usually not discovered until weakened bones suffer fractures

Postpartum depression is a mood disorder. Together with anxiety disorders, it is the psychiatric disorder most frequently encountered in the perinatal period (the period immediately preceding and following birth)

The importance of paediatric assessment: although children account for only a small percentage of pre-hospital emergencies, they present a special challenge to EMS professionals; both patient and crew suffer extreme emotional stress and…

Oxyuriasis is an intestinal infection caused by a whitish-coloured worm, the oxyurion (Oxyuris vermicularis, Enterobius vermicularis), first identified in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Linnaeus

Parkinson's disease: in 1817, James Parkinson published a monograph entitled 'Essay on the shaking palsy'