Here you can look through thousands of and diseases, ailments, medical conditions and illnesses. You can find the symptoms. Read about any ailment's diagnosis and find medications that can be used and the correct treatments that are needed.
Diseases, Illnesses & Ailments Starting from Letter P
- Pseudomotor Cerebri
Pseudomotor cerebri, also known as intercranial pressure, is the severe headache a person suffers for no specific reason. Sudden pains occur in the different parts of the skull, which is due to pressures happening inside the brain. [read more] - Pseudomyxoma Peritonei
Pseudomyxoma peritonei is a malignant tumor that develops in the abdominal and pelvic areas. In this state tumor cells grow due to the bursting of a certain polyp with the appendix wall. When the tumor cells accumulate they make the abdominal area swollen, and the gastrointestinal functions become impaired. [read more] - Pseudopapilledema
Pseudopapilledema is an atypical elevation of the eye's optic disc. It consists of acid mucopolysaccharides. Pseudopapilledema develops in severe cases of hyperopia and optic nerve drusden. [read more] - Pseudovaginal Perineoscrotal Hypospadias
Pseudovaginal perineoscrotal hypospadias (PPSH) is a abnormal configuration of an infant's external genitalia. The genitalia then appears to be a midway between a male's scrotum and a female's vagina. [read more] - Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum
Pseudoxanthoma elasticum is a rare genetic disease that results to the fragmentation and calcification of the skin's fibers as well as the retina and the cardiovascular organs. In this disease, cutaneous lesions start to develop during childhood, but become more prominent during adulthood. [read more] - Psittacosis
Psittacosis is a contagious disease caused by Chlamydia psittaci, which can be transmitted from infected birds. It is also called parrot disease, chlamydiosis, or ornithosis. [read more] - Psoriasis
Psoriasis is a skin disease characterized by red spots in the skin that are usually painful and itchy. It is a lifelong condition that heavily affect the lifestyles of those with the disease. It has five types, and its severity can lead to psoriatic arthritis, where joints become affected. [read more] - Psoriatic Arthritis
Psoriatic arthritis is a disease that spawns out of psoriasis. When a psoriasis-infected patient suffers from arthritis and joint pain, psoriatic arthritis has become present. It has five types, symmetric, assymetric, arthritis mutilans, spondylitis, and distal interphalengeal predominant. [read more] - Psoriatic Rheumatism
Psoriatic rheumatism is a inter-joint disease similar to psoriatic arthritis. Psoriatic rheumatism however attacks the hip joints that causes stress and discomfort to those affected by it. It is as well a muscular effect brought about by psoriasis. [read more] - psychogenic Polydipsia
Psychogenic polydypsia is a kind of psychological disorder characterized by abusive water consumption. Because of this the patient's antiduretic hormones are reduced and urine will have low electrolyte concentration. [read more] - psychophysiologic Disorders
Psychophysiologic disorders are classified as a group of disorders that affect one's mental, emotional and social capacities. It is quite difficult to determine psychophysiological disorders since they exhibit varying episodes and are caused by different reasons depending on the person afflicted by the condition. Among the common examples of psychophysiologic disorders are bipolar and multi-personality disorders. [read more] - psychosis
Psychosis refers to a serious medical condition due to disturbed brain functions. A person with psychosis exhibit detachment from his social environment, as well as demonstrate sudden changes in thinking, and behaving. Patients afflicted with psychosis tend to be harmful, thus they are room-restricted for isolation. [read more] - Pterygium Of The Conjunctiva
Pterygium of the conjunctiva refers to a small growth in they eye due to the ultraviolet-light exposure. It can also develop in the nasal area when the sun's ray refract when they hit the cornea and become focused on the limbic area. [read more] - Ptomaine Food Poisoning
Ptomaine Food Poisoning is the obsolete name of food poisoning. It is food poisoning caused by bacteria, viruses, environmental toxins, or toxins present within the food itself. [read more] - Ptosis
Ptosis is the medical term used to describe drooping eyelids. Patients with ptosis are unable to lift either one or both of the upper eyelids to uncover the eye. The condition usually leads to an unattractive appearance thus patients want to have their damaged eyelids corrected. [read more] - Pubic Crabs
Pubic crabs, also known as crab lice or pubic lice, are parasitic insects that thrive on a person's pubic area. The lice cause irritation and itchiness due to bites and scratches, and the wounds due to scratching may lead to infections or typhus. [read more] - Pubic Lice
Pubic lice, also known as crabs, are small wingless insects that thrive in the pubic region of one's body. They may also live in the armpits, eyelashes, clothing and bedding. Like other parasites, pubic lice feed on sucking blood and lay eggs on the base of the hair follicles. [read more] - Puerperal Fever
Puerperal fever is a bacteria-caused disease a woman can contract during the following conditions: childbirth, abortion, and miscarriage. It is also sometimes known as childbed fever. [read more] - Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis
Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis is a lung disease where the abnormal accumulation of surfactants inside the alveoli interfere with respiration. The disease can occur with respect to other diseases such as pulmonary infection, myeloid leukemia and exposure to harmful chemicals. [read more] - Pulmonary Anthrax
Pulmonary anthrax is inhaled lung anthrax. Among the different degrees of sickness, pulmonary anthrax is the most severe. Anthrax is a highly dangerous bacterial infection, ans is most often fatal. Other names of pulmonary anthrax include: Lung Anthrax, Inhaled anthrax, and Inhalation anthrax. [read more]
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