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 S
- Sitophobia
Sitophobia is defined as the persistent, abnormal, and illogical fear of food or eating. This kind of phobia causes many people unnecessary or useless distress. It is known by many names like Cibophobia, Sitiophobia. Symptoms may differ from one person to another and the cause simply depends on the person who is suffering from this unwarranted fear. Medications cannot cure Sitophobia but are only aimed at suppressing the symptoms by means of chemical interaction. Some therapies are effective in training the mind of a sitophobic to feel completely different to food and eating for the purpose of eliminating the fear in a gradual but effective process. [read more] - sitosterolemia
Sitosterolemia is a very rare inherited metabolic defect wherein unnecessary amounts of sterols are absorbed and not eliminated from the body, which results in accumulation in the blood causing damage in the tissues of the body. Oftentimes, sitosterolemia is misdiagnosed as high blood cholesterol, which is actually one of the effects of sitosterolemia in the body. [read more] - Situs Inversus, X-linked
Situs Inversus, X-linked is a congenital condition wherein major visceral organs of the chest and abdomen are located in the wrong position. It occurs only in males because it is an X-linked disorder. For example, instead of being positioned on the left; the heart is located on the right side of the chest. In general, situs inversus, X-linked causes no problem but may tend to be relevant during medical examination or surgery because the internal organs are located in the wrong side of the body. [read more] - Sixth Disease
Sixth disease, also known as roseola, is an infectious disease that affects infants. It is mainly characterized by rashes and high fever, and is caused by two subtypes of the herpes virus. [read more] - Sjogren's Syndrome
Sjogren's syndrome is an autoimmune disorder wherein immune cells attack and destroy the tear and salivary ducts causing dryness in the mouth and eyes. It is a chronic and slowly progressing disorder marked by inability to produce tear and saliva. It is also associated with rheumatic disorders including rheumatoid arthritis. [read more] - Sjogren's Syndrome
Sjogren's syndrome is a disorder in which the immune system attacks healthy tissues affecting the eyes and mouth that result in decreased production of tears and saliva. [read more] - Skeletal Dysplasia
Skeletal dysplasia is the medical term used to describe persons with short stature. It is also referred to as dwarfism. [read more] - Skin Cancer
Skin cancer builds up in the epidermis so the tumor is usually evident which makes cancer detectable in early stage. There are types of skin cancer which are named after the kind of skin cell that is affected. Types: - Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC) - Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) - Malignant Melanoma [read more] - Skin Cancer
Skin cancer is a type of cancer characterized by abnormal growth of skin cells commonly affecting areas of the skin that are exposed to sunlight, including the lips, face, scalp, neck, ears, chest, arms and hands, and on the legs in women. However, skin cancer may also occur in skin areas that are rarely exposed to the sun, such as the palms of hands, genital area, and spaces between toes. [read more] - Skin Tags
Skin tags or fibroepithelial polyp is a tiny benign tumor that forms mainly in areas where the skin forms creases, like in the neck, groin and armpits. The size of the tumor may range from a grain of rice to the size of a golf ball. Its surface maybe smooth or has an unusual appearance. It is raised in the skin on a fleshy stalk referred to as peduncle. [read more] - Skin Tags
Skin tags, also known as acorchordons, are small benign growths that arise on the creased areas of the skin, such as the face, neck and armpits. These can be removed by surgery. [read more] - Slapped Cheek Disease
Slapped cheek disease is a condition that results in face rashes that look like slapped marks. milar rashes. [read more] - Sleep Apnea
This is a disorder that is distinguished by pauses in breathing during sleep. Episodes known as apneas lasts long enough that one or more breathes is missed which occur frequently during sleep. Episodes happen between a minimum of 10 minutes interval. [read more] - Sleep Paralysis
It is a condition distinguished by momentary paralysis of the body shortly after waking up. The condition is related to the paralysis that happens as a natural part of REM (rapid eye movement) sleep also referred to as REM atonia. The condition happens when the brain awakes from a state of REM though the bodily paralysis persist which leaves the person consciously awake but is unable to move. [read more] - Sleep Paralysis
It is a condition distinguished by momentary paralysis of the body shortly after waking up. The condition is related to the paralysis that happens as a natural part of REM (rapid eye movement) sleep also referred to as REM atonia. The condition happens when the brain awakes from a state of REM though the bodily paralysis persist which leaves the person consciously awake but is unable to move. [read more] - Sleepwalking
Sleepwalking, also referred to as somnambulism, is a condition during which an individual is unaware of walking while sleeping. [read more] - Slipped Disc
A slipped disc is the protrusion of the inner substance of an invertebral disc that causes pressure on the nerves of the spinal cord. The condition is caused by sudden muscle twitches in the spine. [read more] - Sly Syndrome
Sly syndrome is a Mucopolysaccharidosis storage disorder due to deficiency of the enzyme beta-glucuronidase leading to accumulated deposits of dermatan, heparan, and chondroitin sulfates in most tissues and organs of the body including the central nervous system. [read more] - Small Cell Lung Cancer
Small cell lung cancer is a type of lung cancer which is characterized by malignancy of the lungs originating from small cells. It is also known as small cell carcinoma and oat cell cancer. Small cell lung cancer is very different from other kinds of lung cancer, wherein metastases are already present upon discovery. It is called small cell lung cancer because the cancer cells are mostly small and filled with the nucleus. [read more] - Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth
Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) is an illness in which the bacteria found in the small intestine have grown to abnormally large proportions, which can cause infections and obstruction of the intestinal lining. [read more]
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