Mycophenolate is an active substance which weakens the effect of the immune system. It is therefore mainly used to suppress rejection reactions in organ transplantation. However, many side effects must be expected with its use. What is mycophenolate? Mycophenolate is mainly used to suppress rejection reactions in organ transplants. Mycophenolate is an immunosuppressant that is … Mycophenolate: Effects, Uses & Risks
In Bell’s phenomenon, the eyeballs roll upward as they do during the eyelid closure reflex. The so-called faial nerve is primarily involved in the reflex movement, so failure to close the eyelids is often associated with facial nerve palsy. With incomplete eyelid closure, the white of the eyeball shows through the Bell phenomenon. What is … Bell Phenomenon: Function, Tasks, Role & Diseases
Most people are familiar with acne as a disease of the skin, which leads to more or less severe visual impairment of the skin texture. For this reason, especially many young people in the pubescent age fear to develop a so-called acne inversa. What is acne inversa? Behind the name acne inversa is a skin … Acne Inversa: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
The term ventilation disorders is used in human medicine to describe disorders in inhalation and exhalation. A distinction is made between obstructive, restrictive, and neuromuscular ventilation disorders. Obstructive refers to an increase in airway resistance, restrictive refers to a decrease in vital capacity or total lung capacity, and neuromuscular refers to a nerve-related motor limitation … Ventilation Disorder: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Brown syndrome occurs very rarely, but it is a rather severe condition. It affects the eye. Brown syndrome enormously reduces vision, which is why affected people often lose quality of life. What is Brown syndrome? Brown syndrome is named after Harold Whaley Brown, the ophthalmologist of the same name who discovered this symptom. It is … Brown Syndrome: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Plantar fasciitis is a disease of the plantar fascia of the foot. It particularly affects overweight people and running athletes. What is plantar fasciitis? Plantar fascia (aponeurosis plantaris’) is a tendon plate located on the lower side of the foot. It extends from the heel to the front ball of the foot. The plantar fascia … Plantar Fasciitis: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Elsberg syndrome is an inflammatory disease of the lumbar spine and is equivalent to polyradiculitis. Inflammation often affects the sacral nerve roots as well as the conus medullaris and cauda equina of the lower spinal cord. The syndrome is considered to have a favorable prognosis. What is Elsberg syndrome? In the polyradiculitis group of diseases, … Elsberg Syndrome: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
