Rotator cuff injury: what does it mean?
The rotator cuff is a set of four muscles that help move the shoulder and keep the joint stable
Uterine fibroma: a sketch of the most common benign female tumour
One in four women, between the ages of 30 and 60, develops uterine fibroma, a benign tumour that sometimes shows no…
Paediatric echocardiogram: definition and use
A paediatric echocardiogram is an ultrasound scan of a child's heart. An echocardiogram, or ecg, uses sound waves…
Multiple sclerosis: definition, symptoms, causes and treatment
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a condition that can affect the brain and spinal cord, causing a wide range of potential…
Dislocations: what are they?
What are dislocations? The bones that make up the human skeleton are bound together by joints that, according to…
Molluscum contagiosum: causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
Molluscum contagiosum: the term skin molluscs refers to a particular skin infection, which is infectious in nature…
Melasma, a skin disorder due to hypermelanosis
Melasma consists of (typical and characteristic) zone hyperpigmentation resulting in the formation of visible spots
Myocardial infarction: causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
When people commonly speak of an infarction, they are referring to the necrosis of cardiac muscle tissue, thus,…
Hereditary diseases: Fabry (or Anderson-Fabry) disease
A serious hereditary disease caused by a mutation in the GLA gene, Fabry disease is characterised by the…
Miosis: definition, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
What is miosis? It is the decrease in the diameter of the pupil and is a completely physiological condition of the…