Ankyloblepharone is a pathology of the organ of vision, in which there is a complete or partial fusion of the edges of the eyelids. It is manifested by the presence of adhesions in the form of scars or cords between the upper and lower eyelid, narrowing or absence of an eye slit. Ankyloblepharone is diagnosed…
Aniridia is a rare, in most cases genetically determined eye disease characterized by complete or partial absence of the iris. Clinically manifested by decreased visual acuity, horizontal nystagmus and photophobia. To diagnose the disease, it is necessary to conduct an examination of the anterior part of the eyeball, ophthalmoscopy, tonometry, gonioscopy, ultrasound biomicroscopy, and examine…
Anisometropia is a pathology of clinical refraction of the eye, in which the difference in refractive power between the eyeballs exceeds 2 dptr. The disease is manifested by diplopia, blurring of the image in front of the eyes, decreased visual acuity, rapid fatigue when performing visual work. For diagnosis, visometry, ultrasound, computer refractometry, perimetry, biomicroscopy,…
Anisocoria is an ophthalmosyndrome, manifested by different diameters of the right and left pupils. It is observed in a number of ocular and neurological diseases. Pronounced changes are accompanied by a disorder of spatial perception, distortion of the image under consideration, increased visual fatigue. Diagnostics includes the study of the characteristics of the reaction of…
Angular conjunctivitis is an inflammation of the conjunctiva of the eye, the causative agent of which is diplobacillus Morax-Axenfeld. The clinical picture of the disease includes itching and burning in the ocular region, redness of the eyes and eyelids, blurred vision. To confirm the diagnosis, special diagnostic panels, analysis with monoclonal antibodies, biomicroscopy, visometry, cytological…
Chancroid is a sexually transmitted infectious disease, less often ‒ with contact and household interactions. Pathognomonic symptoms are considered painful, soft genital or extragenital ulcers, as well as damage to regional lymph nodes. Diagnostic methods for detecting the pathogen are bacterioscopic, cultural, molecular genetic studies. Therapeutic measures for chancroid are reduced to the appointment of…
Chlamydia in women is a urogenital venereal disease caused by chlamydia. More than half of the cases are asymptomatic. With a manifest course or relapse, patients may complain of itching in the vagina, pain during urination, mucous or purulent-mucous whiteness, pain in the lower abdomen, lower back, groin area. With prolonged persistence of the disease,…
Chlamydia is a group of infections caused by various types of chlamydia. They affect the respiratory, cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, genitourinary systems, organs of vision. Urogenital chlamydia has manifestations of inflammatory diseases: urethritis, prostatitis, cystitis, vulvovaginitis, cervicitis, erosion, endometritis and is detected only by specific diagnostic methods. A characteristic symptom is vitreous discharge from the genitourinary tract.…
Is cancer hereditary? This question worries many people, in whose family history there have been cases of cancer. Cancer is a genetic disease and all its forms, without exception, arise as a result of a mutation in the DNA of a cell. Some have a hereditary etiology. But it is important to understand that only…
Ureaplasma in men is an inflammatory disease of the genitourinary tract. This disease refers to sexually transmitted infections. Symptoms are usually absent; the most frequent manifestations are fever of varying severity, urinary disorders, sexual dysfunction and infertility. Diagnosis is based on the detection of the pathogen in the scraping of the urethra, urine or prostate…
