Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) is a sequela of a previous group A streptococcal infection, usually of the upper respiratory tract and…

Dengue Fever, also known as breakbone fever or bone breaker fever, is a mosquito-borne infection that can lead to a…

Typhoid fever or enteric fever is an acute infectious illness associated with fever that is most often caused by the Salmonella typhi bacteria. Salmonella Paratyphi, a related…

Yellow fever is an acute viral infection caused by virus – “Flavivirus”. The virus is passed on to people through…

Many young doctors still don’t know that what is the true nature of hay fever. Many a time have I…

Epididymitis (inflammation of the epididymis) is a significant cause of morbidity and is the fifth most common urologic diagnosis in…

A mouth ulcer (aphtha), or sometimes called a canker sore or salt blister, is an ulcer that occurs on the mucous membrane of the oral cavity. Mouth ulcers are painful…

Kallmann syndrome is a condition that’s characterized by absent or delayed puberty and a lack or loss of sense of…

Hypergastrinemia involves increased levels of gastrin (a hormone that aids digestion). This affects acid levels in our stomach. Hypergastrinemia may…

Shingles in the eye is called ophthalmic herpes zoster or herpes zoster ophthalmicus. It can cause scarring, vision loss, and…