Health

Rosacea is a rather common chronic skin disorder that mainly affects adults, particularly people with fair complexion and hair

Angina is chest pain or a feeling of pressure that is felt when the heart is not getting the right amount of oxygen

Kleptomania is included in the Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV TR) under Impulse Control Disorders and is characterised by "the recurrent inability to resist the impulse to steal objects that have no personal utility or commercial value"

Myocarditis is an inflammation of the heart muscle that affects the middle layer of the heart wall, the muscular tonaca called the myocardium

Multiple sclerosis is a neurodegenerative disease that affects the central nervous system and can cause disruption of signals between the brain, spinal cord and optic nerves, leading to a wide range of symptoms

Guyon's syndrome is a pathology characterized by irritation of the ulnar or cubital nerve at the wrist, in the area between the pisiform bone and the unciform process

A pinguecula is a non-cancerous degenerative formation that forms on the conjunctiva (protective mucous membrane lining the eyeball and the inside of the eyelids)

Scleroderma sees its peak onset in patients between the ages of 45 and 65 and, as is often the case with autoimmune diseases, it is women who are more affected, with a clear disproportion of 3-5:1

Mitral stenosis is a narrowing (stenosis) of the mitral valve of the heart, which impairs the regular blood flow through the orifice located between the left atrium and the left ventricle

Syncope is a temporary loss of consciousness that can affect anyone irrespective of age and health status; it is likely that one will experience a syncopal episode during a lifetime