Vaginal yeast infection is a mycosis of the vaginal mucosa that occurs when it is colonized by strains of yeast-like Candida fungi. In the acute stage, there is redness, swelling and itching of the vulva; soreness, burning and itching in the vagina; abundant, curd-like discharge from the genital tract; in the chronic – dryness and atrophy…
X-linked ichthyosis is a common genodermatosis, which is manifested by excessive keratinization of the skin, the formation of scales. The disease is caused by a mutation of the sterol sulfatase gene in the female sex chromosome. The main symptoms are dense dark scales on the skin, lesions of the neck, trunk, extensor surfaces of the…
Scrotal abscess is a encapsulated purulent focus in the tissues of the scrotum. It can be primary or secondary, superficial or intramuscular. It is rare. It develops with atheroma infection, surgical interventions and traumatic injuries, or is a complication of bacterial infection in the testicle and its appendage. Symptoms of scrotal abscess are intense pain,…
COVID-19 is an infectious viral disease that mainly affects the lung tissue. Pathognomonic symptoms are respiratory failure, respiratory distress syndrome in critical course. In addition to these manifestations, patients complain of dry cough, high fever, loss of taste and sense of smell. Diagnostics ‒ detection of the pathogen in biological materials (molecular genetic method), specific antibodies…
HELLP syndrome is a severe complication of pregnancy, which is characterized by a triad of signs: hemolysis, damage to the hepatic parenchyma and thrombocytopenia. Clinically manifested by rapidly increasing symptoms — pain in the liver and abdomen, nausea, vomiting, swelling, jaundice of the skin, increased bleeding, impaired consciousness up to coma. It is diagnosed on…
PANDAS syndrome is a neuropsychic pathology of an autoimmune nature that develops in children due to BHSA. The symptom complex of the disease is extremely diverse – from sudden anxiety and neurosis-like obsessive states to hyperkinesis and involuntary shouting of words. The diagnosis is made on the basis of a psychiatric examination and laboratory confirmation…
Retinal abiotrophy is a heterogeneous group of hereditary diseases of a dystrophic nature caused by the gradual destruction of the retina with a decrease in visual acuity, and in some forms – complete blindness. Symptoms are variable: there may be a decrease in visual acuity, hemeralopia, color perception disorders. Diagnosis is carried out by ophthalmological…
Allergic urticaria is a skin pathology of an allergic nature, which can be acute or (less often) chronic. Its symptoms are skin itching, the appearance of erythematous elements rising above the skin, similar to rashes remaining after a nettle burn – hence the name of the pathology. Diagnosis is made on the basis of examination…
Bowenoid papulosis is a sexually transmitted disease caused by the human papillomavirus, manifested by erythematous spots, papules or plaques and occurring with skin lesions of the genitals, perineum, perianal region or thighs. The disease refers to precancerous skin conditions. Diagnosis is based on the clinical picture, PCR detection of human papillomavirus, negative serological reactions to…
Agammaglobulinemia is a hereditary disease in which severe primary immunodeficiency develops (a defect in the body’s immune defense) with a marked decrease in the level of gamma globulins in the blood. The disease usually manifests itself in the first months and years of a child’s life, when repeated bacterial infections begin to develop: otitis, sinusitis,…