List Diseases – E
Epicleritis is an inflammation of the connective tissue that forms the outer surface of the sclera. Usually it is bilateral, as a rule, benign, occurs approximately in 2 times more often in women after 40 years.
Epileptic status - periodic convulsive activity lasting more than 30 minutes, in the intervals of which consciousness can not be restored.
Epilepsy is one of the most common and serious neurological diseases that occurs at any age. Despite significant advances in the diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy, in many patients existing treatments do not allow adequate control of seizures or cause significant side effects.
Acute epiglottitis is a disease of the larynx caused by a haemophilic rod of type b, leading to acute respiratory failure (acute respiratory failure of the obstructive type). Children are more often sick 2-12 years, rarely - adults.
The technique of catheterization of the epidural space is described in many manuals; the most popular epidural anesthesia during childbirth is the technique of loss of resistance. Lidocaine and bupivacaine may be used.
Epididymitis in men is most often caused by chlamydia (C. Trachomatis) and neyeriami (N. Gonorrhoeae). Epididymitis due to sexual contact often occurs asymptomatically.
Epididymitis - a disease that is characterized by inflammation of the epididymis and is manifested by pain in the testicle. Orchitis is an inflammation of the testis. Orhoepididymitis - a combination of the inflammatory process in the testicle and epididymis.
Epidermofitiya stop is a chronic infectious disease. It often begins in adolescents or young people. Men are sick more often. The disease is found in almost all countries of the world.
Parotite infection (mumps, mumps, hives) is an acute viral disease with a predominant lesion of salivary glands, less often other glandular organs (pancreas - testes, ovaries, mammary glands, etc.), as well as the nervous system.
Epidemic parotitis (mumps) is an acute anthroponotic airborne infectious disease, characterized by a predominant lesion of the salivary glands and other glandular organs (pancreas, genital glands, more often testicles, etc.), as well as the central nervous system.
The epidemic lethargic encephalitis of Ekonomo (encephalitis A) was first recorded in 1915 in the troops near Verdun and was described in 1917 by the Viennese neurologist Ekonomo. The disease in those years was in the form of epidemics that swept across many countries of the world. In subsequent years, all cases of the disease remained sporadic.
Adenovirus serotypes 8,11, 19, 29 are the main causative agents of epidemic keratoconjunctivitis.
Epidemic hemorrhagic conjunctivitis, or acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis, has been described relatively recently. The first pandemic of epidemic hemorrhagic conjunctivitis began in 1969 in West Africa
Epidemic cerebrospinal meningitis is caused by gram-negative diplococcus - meningococcal Weixelbaum. The disease is transmitted by airborne droplets. Entrance gates are the mucous membrane of throat and nasopharynx. Meningococci penetrate into the nervous system by hematogenesis. The source of infection are not only sick, but also healthy carriers. The most common cases of meningitis are in winter and spring. Sporadic diseases are noted at any time of the year.
Epicondylitis is considered a degenerative process, which is localized in the joint and leads to the destruction of the attachment of muscles to the bone. Due to its appearance, inflammatory changes in surrounding tissues and structures are observed.
Epicanthus - two-sided vertical folds between the upper and lower eyelids, partially covering the inner corner of the eye, which creates a false impression of the presence of esotropia.
Eosinophilic fasciitis is a rare disease characterized by symmetrical and painful inflammation, swelling and induration of the skin of the lower and upper extremities. Diagnosis is established by skin and fascia biopsy data.
Eosinophilia is an increase in the number of eosinophils in the peripheral blood of more than 450 / µl. There are many reasons for increasing the number of eosinophils, but more often there is an allergic reaction or parasitic infections. Diagnosis is a selective survey directed to a clinically suspected cause. Treatment is focused on the elimination of the underlying disease.
Enuresis is a urological term that designates any variant of urinary incontinence. There are two variants of enuresis - day and night.
Enuresis - involuntary emptying of the bladder at an undesirable moment or in an unsuitable place. Enuresis is considered pathological in children older than three years of age and ranges from 6 to 15%, depending on the population.