What is sickle cell anemia? Unlike scurvy or rickets, which result from vitamin deficiencies, this is an inherited disease.
This disease develops when childr...
Seborrheic dermatitis is a chronic inflammatory skin condition that causes symptoms such as dry or oily skin, flaking and the most common symptom - dandruff. Th...
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...
Ringworm is a fungal infection that forms on the body in the shape of a ring. It spreads by direct skin-to-skin contact with an infected person or animal. Ringw...
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...
Rosacea is a skin condition that causes redness in the face along with dry, rough itchy or scaling skin. What causes rosacea is not entirely understood, but cer...
Poison oak rashes are mild to severe skin rashes caused by touching the plant's oily sap. The sap, calledĀ urushiol, causes an allergic reaction and immune respo...
Poison ivy is one of many āpoisonousā plants known to cause reactions in humans. The rash that poison ivy plants produce is caused by contact with one of its vo...
Anyone with a rash with red, purple or bluish lesions that itches and spreads should listen up. You may have lichen planus. ThisĀ disease is triggered by the imm...
Pneumonia is an infection that inflames the air sacs, in either one or both lungs. It can be mild, however, pneumonia can also be life-threatening. (1) However,...
The disgusting sight of rats in New York City in early 2017 was more than just an annoyance. Two people living in the Bronx contracted a severe case of leptospi...
Peripheral edema is the medical term for swelling in the arms and legs. The condition occurs when fluid gathers in the tissues, causing heavy, swollen and painf...
