Adenoids are a pathological overgrowth of the lymphoid tissue of the nasopharyngeal tonsil, more often in children 3-10 years old. It is accompanied by difficulty in free nasal breathing, snoring during sleep, nasal voice, runny nose. It leads to frequent colds and inflammation in the middle ear, hearing loss, voice changes, slurred speech, developmental delay,…
Adenoiditis is an acute or chronic inflammation of the pharyngeal tonsil of the lymphopharyngeal ring. The main symptoms include a feeling of discomfort inside the nose, night snoring, lack of nasal breathing, mucous or purulent discharge, closed nasal nasal, dry paroxysmal cough, intoxication syndrome, sleep disorders. Diagnosis is based on the patient’s survey data, mesopharyngoscopy,…
Agranulocytic angina is an atypical form of tonsillitis caused by a violation of granulocytopoiesis. The main clinical manifestations are represented by pyretic fever, pain when swallowing, ulcerative-necrotic changes in the oral mucosa, increased salivation, regional lymphadenopathy. Diagnosis includes the collection of anamnestic data, visual examination, laboratory blood tests and bone marrow puncture. Specific treatment requires…
Nasal septum abscess is a limited cavity in the submucosal layer of the cartilaginous part of the nasal septum, filled with purulent masses. The main manifestations of the disease are nasal breathing disorders, local soreness, headache, hyperthermia and general weakness. The diagnostic program includes anterior rhinoscopy, routine laboratory blood tests, puncture of the nasal abscess…
Abscess of the outer ear is a purulent-necrotic process affecting one or more hair follicles, sebaceous gland and adjacent soft tissues of the membranous-cartilaginous part of the auditory canal or auricle. It is manifested by hyperemia, swelling of the skin, pain of varying intensity in the abscess area, symptoms of general intoxication. The diagnosis is…
Coccygodynia is a pathological condition characterized by paroxysmal or persistent pain in the coccyx, anus and rectum in the absence of organic pathology. Pain syndrome is more pronounced at rest and at night, is not associated with the act of defecation. The disease is debilitating, causes insomnia, depression, sexual disorder, often leads to disability. The…
The body is a huge and complex chemical machine in which thousands of different molecules act and react to provide life. In the giant test tube that is our body, some of these molecules are of fundamental importance in the sense that they control the whole mechanism. In particular, a molecule of deoxyribonucleic acid, or…
