Varicose Eczema

Varicose eczema is a local inflammatory lesion of the skin of the lower extremities that occurs in people with chronic venous insufficiency. Dermatitis with varicose veins is represented by itchy eczematous foci on the shins in the form of wet plaques, vesicles, crusts. Inflammatory changes are combined with varicose veins, hyperpigmentation, lipodermatosclerosis and trophic ulcers.…

Varicose Veins

Varicose veins are a disease accompanied by thinning of the venous wall, an increase in the lumen of the veins and the formation of aneurysm-like nodular extensions. Usually, when talking about varicose veins, they mean an independent disease – varicose veins of the lower extremities. Varicose veins are manifested by a feeling of heaviness in…

Varicose veins during pregnancy

Varicose veins during pregnancy is an ectasia of venous vessels that occurred during the gestational period and is pathogenetically associated with it. It is manifested by heaviness, paresthesia, pain in the lower extremities and external genitals, swelling, convulsive twitching of muscles, trophic skin lesions. It is diagnosed by examination, ultrasound angioscanning methods. During pregnancy, treatment…

Arteriovenous Fistula

Arteriovenous fistula is a pathological direct communication between an artery and a vein (congenital or acquired) that creates blood flow bypassing the capillary network. It is localized on any part of the body or in internal organs (brain and spinal cord, kidneys, lungs, liver). Subcutaneous shunts look like expanded pulsating formations of purple color, disrupting…

Popliteal Vein Aneurysm

Popliteal vein aneurysm is a local expansion of a venous vessel located under the knee joint. As a rule, it occurs against the background of varicose veins of the lower extremity. It is manifested by a feeling of discomfort, swelling of the leg. Possible neurological disorders due to compression of the fibular nerve. It can…

Adenophlegmon

Adenophlegmon is a focus of acute suppuration in subcutaneous fat with blurred contours, developing against the background of abscessing lymphadenitis. Most often, adenophlegmon occurs in the parotid and submandibular areas in children. It is clinically manifested by a manifest tumor fluctuating under pressure, with hyperemic skin in the central part, quite dense, painful on palpation.…

What is the sirtfood diet?

The “revolutionary” sirtfood diet (not to be confused with street food!) made a splash among fans of “losing weight delicious.” Of course, because the main emphasis in it is on the fact that it turns out you can lose weight on wine and chocolate. However, wine and chocolate as dietary products are far from new,…

Doctors Should Stop Prescribing Antidepressants

Psychologists and psychiatrists should stop giving their patients prescriptions for antidepressants. The study showed that there is no reliable evidence of their greater effectiveness than that of ordinary pacifier pills.  Experts from University College London decided to check all the evidence available to science of the effectiveness of common antidepressants. The findings of the study…