Finger pus - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
A pus infection (Latin name: panaritium) is a purulent infection taking place on the palmar surface of the fingers. The cause is most often staphylococcus.
Tonsillectomy - removal of the palatine tonsils
The palatine tonsils lie between the palatolingual and palatopharyngeal arches. The causes of their hypertrophy are not well understood. Both physiological hypertrophy (the tonsils are actively...
Adenotomy - removal of the third tonsil
Hypertrophy of the pharyngeal tonsil (3rd tonsil) is referred to when the size of the tonsil increases. This hypertrophy may be reversible, without disturbing the patency of the airways (so-called...
ASO test - elevated titre
The ASO, or anti-streptolysin reaction, is a test that determines the presence of antibodies to the extracellular antigen of group A streptococcus, or streptolysin O, in the human body.
Tick bite - what to do?
The tick belongs to the mites - small arthropods that feed on blood. It attaches itself to the skin, usually painlessly with its strong teeth. Ticks can carry two diseases that are dangerous to...
Solid body ingestion - what to do
This is the entry of a solid object into the airways with obstruction of the airways leading to an immediate danger to life. It most often happens while eating or, in the case of the youngest...
Stomatitis - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
It is a reaction of the oral mucosa to ongoing inflammation. Stomatitis can be associated with a chronic disease process (diabetes, metabolic, endocrine, immunological or cancerous diseases), but the...
Pruritus of the anal area - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Various factors can cause a subjective feeling of discomfort in the anal area, forcing one to rub and scratch the area. Such a condition is called anal pruritus.
Staphylococcus aureus - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Staphylococci are bacteria classified as Gram-positive granulomas. Their name comes from the appearance of the bacterial cells, which are spherical and arranged in irregular clusters resembling wine...
Haemophilus influenzae in a throat or nasal swab - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Haemophilus influenzae is a bacterium frequently found in the upper respiratory tract. It belongs to the so-called Gram-negative bacteria. Six serological types of this bacterium are known,...
Corrosive acid poisoning - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
When ingested orally, strong acid can cause severe damage to the mouth, throat, oesophagus and stomach. This is a potentially life-threatening condition. The lethal dose for an adult is already 8 g...
Motion sickness - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Motion sickness is defined as intense discomfort in the form of dizziness, nausea and vomiting, occurring during car, boat or air travel.
Anaemia in a child - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Anaemia (anaemia) is a condition in which the concentration of haemoglobin in red blood cells falls below the norm accepted for people in certain sex and age groups. This is usually accompanied by...
Lambliosis - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Lambliosis is a parasitic infectious disease common among children in Poland and other countries of Central and Eastern Europe. The cause of the disease is infection with Lamblia intestinalis...
Hypertrophied palatine tonsils - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
The palatine tonsils are made up of lymphatic tissue. Frequent and recurrent infections cause them to grow. This affects both the lymph tissue (whose reversible increase in volume is the body's...
Hypertrophied third tonsil - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
The pharyngeal tonsil is a grouping of lymphatic tissue located on the posterior-upper part of the pharynx, the excessive growth of which causes, on the one hand, the narrowing of the airways...
Lice - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
It is a parasitic disease of the skin caused by three types of lice: pubic, head and clothing lice. The infestation is spread by direct contact.
Scabies - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
It is an infectious skin disease caused by mites (Sarcoptes scabiei). Infection occurs through direct contact with the patient or through clothing and bed linen.
Measles vaccination rash - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Measles vaccination is performed with a live vaccine containing a weakened vaccine virus. The current vaccine used in Poland is mainly the MMR triple vaccine, containing measles, mumps and rubella...
Combination vaccines - what are they?
Combination (polyvalent) vaccines are vaccines that contain more than 1 antigen and provide immunity against more than 1 disease.
Vaccination intervals - what should they be?
Preventive vaccinations are carried out in accordance with the so-called vaccination calendar. It can be a problem for both parents and doctors to schedule the various vaccinations so that the...
Gastro-oesophageal reflux in children over 1 year of age - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Gastroesophageal reflux is the involuntary (passive) backflow into the oesophagus of food that has already been in the stomach. Food can back up into the oesophagus only, or higher up (into the mouth...
