Scarlet fever, a bacterial illness, can develop from someone who has strep throat. The most common sign of the illness is the scarlet fever rash, which is brigh...
Restless leg syndrome is a common neurological sensorimotor disorder in which a person feels an urge to move their legs during periods of rest. The disorder can...
Anyone with a rash with red, purple or bluish lesions that itches and spreads should listen up. You may have lichen planus. This disease is triggered by the imm...
Osteopenia, or low bone density, is a condition wherein you have lower bone density than normal. Bone mineral density, or BMD, is the measurement used to find o...
MTHFR stands for the enzyme methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase. A MTHFR mutation can change the way a person metabolizes and converts nutrients from food into ...
Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a decline in mental function that most often affects older adults. Mild cognitive impairment symptoms are not as severe as ot...
Swollen lymph nodes, or in particular, lymphadenitis, occur as a result of exposure to bacteria or viruses. (1) Lymphadenitis causes tenderness and pain in the ...
Thrombocytopenia, the medical term for low platelet count, is a problem with normal blood clotting and bruising, resulting from low levels of thrombocytes. Thro...
Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disorder that causes the body to attack its own immune system. Lupus symptoms come and go, depending largely on diet and lifestyle...
Kidney stones are hard deposits made of minerals and salts, which form inside your kidneys. (1) While they can be painful, there are numerous kidney stone treat...
Hepatitis C is an infectious liver disease caused by a virus. While the disease does not attack the immune system like many other viral infections, it does caus...
Hashimoto's disease is an autoimmune disorder that causes the immune system to attack the body's healthy tissue, causing symptom such as fatigue, weight gain an...
