Whooping Cough or Pertussis
Whooping Cough or Pertussis is a bacterial upper respiratory infection that leads to episodes of violent coughing. The disease derives its name…
Chronic Cough
Chronic cough is a cough that persists over time. Chronic cough is not a disease in itself, but rather a symptom of an…
Dermatomyositis
Dermatomyositis is a rare inflammatory disease. Common symptoms include a distinctive skin rash, and inflammatory myopathy, or inflamed muscles, causing muscle weakness.…
Calcific Tendonitis
Calcific tendonitis (or tendinitis) occurs when calcium deposits build up in muscles or tendons. Although this can happen anywhere in…
Heliotrope Rash
Heliotrope rash is caused by dermatomyositis (DM), a rare connective tissue disease. People with this disease have a violet or…
Spondylarthritis
Spondylus refers to the spine and arthritis are a joint disease. The term is used to cover a wide range…
Adhesive Capsulitis, or Frozen Shoulder
Adhesive capsulitis, or frozen shoulder, is a painful and debilitating condition characterized by progressive stiffness and loss of both active…
Poliomyelitis
Poliomyelitis or polio is an infection transmitted via the fecal-oral and oral-oral routes by the poliovirus. Clinicians should suspect polio…