JOCK ITCH OR TINEA CRURIS

Jock itch or tinea cruris is a fungal infection that causes a red, itchy rash in warm and moist areas of the body like folds of skin, groin, buttocks, underarms, neck, back of the knees, etc. It often affects the groin and inner thighs so it gets the name “Jock itch”....
SHINGLES OR HERPES ZOSTER

SHINGLES OR HERPES ZOSTER

Shingles also called herpes zoster (Tamil- அக்கி – Akki; Hindi- भैंसिया दाद- bhaimsiya dad; Marathi-नागीण- Nagina).  It is an outbreak of a painful rash or fluid-filled blisters on the skin caused by a viral infection. It is most often appearing as a band of...
MYASTHENIA GRAVIS

MYASTHENIA GRAVIS

Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune disease that causes a breakdown in the normal communication between nerves and muscles. It produces weakness and rapid fatigue of any of the muscles under your voluntary control e.g. muscles of eye, face, throat, neck, arms, hands,...
NASAL POLYP

NASAL POLYP

Nasal polyps are soft, painless, non-cancerous growths of the lining of the nasal cavity. Smaller polyps don’t tend to create any problem, but larger ones can cause breathing difficulty, sneezing problems, reducing the sense of smell or taste. Mostly the smaller...
MOLLUSCUM CONTAGIOSUM

MOLLUSCUM CONTAGIOSUM

Molluscum contagiosum is a viral infection of the skin caused by the Molluscum Contagiosum Virus. It causes single or multiple raised pearl-like bumps on the skin. This affects mostly children as it spreads from person to person by contact. SYMPTOMS Small, raised,...

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