Disease-information

The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal: Take Home Message: Diarrheal disease is a leading cause of childhood morbidity and mortality globally. Rotavirus is the leading cause of vaccine-preventable diarrhea among children under 5 and is associated with approximately 28% of diarrheal deaths. The highest burden of severe disease and d...
The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal: Take Home Message: Diarrheal disease is a leading cause of childhood morbidity and mortality globally. Rotavirus is the leading cause of vaccine-preventable diarrhea among children under 5 and is associated with approximately 28% of diarrheal deaths. The highest burden of severe disease and d...
Any type of bleeding during pregnancy can be alarming. About 25% of women experience some bleeding or spotting during their pregnancy. Subchorionic hematomas are the cause of about 20% of all bleeding during the first trimester. This is a type of bleeding that occurs between amniotic membranes. It occurs when the placenta partially detaches...
Any type of bleeding during pregnancy can be alarming. About 25% of women experience some bleeding or spotting during their pregnancy. Subchorionic hematomas are the cause of about 20% of all bleeding during the first trimester. This is a type of bleeding that occurs between amniotic membranes. It occurs when the placenta partially detaches...
PubMed Central: IntroductionThreatened miscarriage is a common disease during early pregnancy, with a morbidity of 30% to 40%, which could develop into a complete miscarriage or dystocia without timely treatment. Many pathogenic factors contribute to the threatened miscarriage, of which lacking progestogens due to the endocrine dysfunction of...
PubMed Central: IntroductionThreatened miscarriage is a common disease during early pregnancy, with a morbidity of 30% to 40%, which could develop into a complete miscarriage or dystocia without timely treatment. Many pathogenic factors contribute to the threatened miscarriage, of which lacking progestogens due to the endocrine dysfunction of...
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) are two pathological conditions often strictly related, even if a clear relationship of causality has not been demonstrated. GERD is a frequent comorbidity in IPF patients, as demonstrated using combined multichannel intraluminal impedance-pH, despite being...
Key Information: Progesterone is essential for the maintenance of a healthy pregnancy. Progesterone is frequently prescribed to patients presenting with per vaginal (PV) bleeding in early pregnancy and a history of recurrent pregnancy loss. Any defect in the secretion of human chorionic gonadotropin or progesterone is associated with...
Key Information: Progesterone is essential for the maintenance of a healthy pregnancy. Progesterone is frequently prescribed to patients presenting with per vaginal (PV) bleeding in early pregnancy and a history of recurrent pregnancy loss. Any defect in the secretion of human chorionic gonadotropin or progesterone is associated with...
Take Home Message: Endometriosis is estimated to affect 10–15% of women of childbearing age and as much as 15–30% of those with primary or secondary infertility. Endometriosis associated pelvic pain (EAPP) is the most common complaint of patients with endometriosis. It occurs when endometrial cells proliferate outside the uterus, for...
Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics: Functional dyspepsia is characterised by troublesome early satiety, fullness, or epigastric pain or burning. It can easily be overlooked as the symptoms overlap with gastro-oesophageal reflux disease and irritable bowel syndrome. It affects 10% of the population and is more prevalent in women....
Combined oral contraceptives (COC) and progestogens are widely used for the treatment of endometriosis. TAKE HOME MESSAGE This study was carried out to compare the effect of dienogest (2mg) vs a combined oral contraceptive (levonorgestrel 0.1mg/ethinyl estradiol 0.02mg) on ovarian endometriomas, deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE),...