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A chronic and progressive disease, Dupuytren's syndrome (or Dupuytren's disease) affects the palmar band of the hand: one or more fingers flex permanently and irreducibly, causing joint stiffness and making simple gestures difficult

Kidney stones, also referred to in medical jargon as "nephrolithiasis" or "renal lithiasis", are similar to pebbles that form inside the kidneys when the substances normally present in the urine become too concentrated and aggregate in the…

Pericarditis is the inflammation of the pericardium, the membrane that surrounds the heart, itself formed by two layers, an outer one called the fibrous pericardium and an inner one called the serous pericardium

Paranoid Personality Disorder is characterised by a persistent and unwarranted tendency to interpret the intentions and actions of others as evil (paranoia)

Also called aortic valvular stenosis, aortic stenosis occurs when the aortic valve (one of the four heart valves) becomes obstructed or narrowed

Cubital tunnel syndrome is a condition that affects the ulnar nerve, and consists of its compression or traction. The sufferer experiences a pain in the elbow that can have a more or less severe intensity

Cardiovascular risk factors are generally related to cardiovascular diseases. These factors are divided into modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors

The medical term spondylolisthesis refers to a pathological condition characterised by a slow but progressive and constant displacement of a vertebra with respect to the vertebra underneath

Lumbar stenosis is a narrowing of the vertebral canal in the lumbosacral spine. This disorder can lead to changes in the spine that can generate excessive pressure on the nerve roots, causing intense pain

Haemospermia or haematospermia - the presence of blood in semen - is an event that occurs as a result of the rupture of certain blood vessels along the tract that semen travels during ejaculatory phenomenon