Ringworm is a fungal infection that forms on the body in the shape of a ring. It spreads by direct skin-to-skin contact with an infected person or animal. Ringw...
Restless leg syndrome is a common neurological sensorimotor disorder in which a person feels an urge to move their legs during periods of rest. The disorder can...
Rosacea is a skin condition that causes redness in the face along with dry, rough itchy or scaling skin. What causes rosacea is not entirely understood, but cer...
Poison oak rashes are mild to severe skin rashes caused by touching the plant's oily sap. The sap, calledĀ urushiol, causes an allergic reaction and immune respo...
Porphyria is the medical term for a group of disorders caused by an abnormal accumulation of chemicals in the blood, known as porphyrins, that help hemoglobin c...
Pulmonary embolism is a blockage in one of the pulmonary arteries in your lungs. In many cases, itās caused by blood clots that travel to the lungs from the leg...
Post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, is an anxiety disorder caused by extremely stressful, terrifying or distressing events.Ā (1) PTSD symptoms include hype...
Poison ivy is one of many āpoisonousā plants known to cause reactions in humans. The rash that poison ivy plants produce is caused by contact with one of its vo...
Benign prostatic hyperplasia is the medical term for an enlarged prostate. But what does that mean for you or the man in your life? Well, an enlarged prostate o...
Anyone with a rash with red, purple or bluish lesions that itches and spreads should listen up. You may have lichen planus. ThisĀ disease is triggered by the imm...
Pneumonia is an infection that inflames the air sacs, in either one or both lungs. It can be mild, however, pneumonia can also be life-threatening. (1) However,...
Pink eye, also called conjunctivitis, is an inflammation or infection of the conjunctiva. This is the transparent membrane that lines your eyelid and covers the...
