List Diseases – P
Primary varicose veins consist of weakened segments of the venous system of the orbit of varying length and complexity. Participating in the bloodstream, varicose veins increase with increasing venous pressure.
The primary tuberculosis complex in the lungs is a characteristic triad consisting of a focus of specific inflammation at the site of the introduction of MW, lymphangitis and regional lymph node involvement.
Primary tuberculosis develops as a result of the first penetration of mycobacterium tuberculosis into the human body. The outcome of primary infection is determined by the number and virulence of mycobacteria, the duration of their exposure and, to a large extent, the immunobiological state of the organism.
Primary syphilis is characterized by the development of a solid chancre (ulcus durum, primary syphiloma) at the site of the introduction of pale treponema and regional lymphangitis and lymphadenitis.
The causes of sclerosing cholangitis are numerous. Its outcome is progressive fibrosis and, as a consequence, disappearance inside and / or extrahepatic bile ducts. In the early stages of damage to the bile duct and hepatocyte is not so pronounced, liver failure develops later.
Primary pulmonary hypertension is the primary persistent increase in pulmonary artery pressure of unknown origin. The disease is based on concentric fibrosis, hypertrophy of the pulmonary artery medial and its branches, as well as multiple arterio-venous anastomoses.
Primary liver cancer is usually a hepatocellular carcinoma. In most cases of liver cancer, nonspecific symptoms are observed, this delays timely diagnosis. The prognosis is usually unfavorable.
Primary immunodeficiency - congenital disorders of the immunity system associated with genetic defects of one or more components of the immunity system, namely cellular and humoral immunity, phagocytosis, complement system.
Primary hypothyroidism is hypothyroidism that develops as a result of congenital or acquired dysfunction of the thyroid gland.
Primary hyperparathyroidism is currently considered one of the most common diseases of endocrine organs with a incidence of 1-2 per 1000 population. Mostly people are more than 50 years old, women 3-4 times more often than men.
Primary aldosteronism (Connes syndrome) is aldosteronism caused by the autonomous production of aldosterone by the adrenal cortex (due to hyperplasia, adenoma or carcinoma).
Primary hemochromatosis is a congenital disease, characterized by a marked accumulation of iron, causing tissue damage. The disease is not clinically manifested until the development of organ damage, often irreversible. Symptoms of the disease include weakness, hepatomegaly, bronze skin pigmentation, loss of libido, arthralgia, manifestation of cirrhosis, diabetes, cardiomyopathy.
Primary headaches include clinically heterogeneous types of headaches. The pathogenesis of these remains not fully understood, and therapeutic approaches have not yet been substantiated by controlled clinical trials. In most cases, the forms are primary (benign). At the same time, the symptoms of some of them may resemble clinical manifestations in secondary cephalalgia, when it is mandatory to perform additional, including neuroimaging, studies.
Congestive glaucoma is the most common form of glaucoma. With her, a number of characteristic changes in the anterior part of the eye are found.
Primary fibromyalgia is one of two clinical forms of a syndromic, poorly studied disease characterized by muscular-fascial pains and a depressive condition.
Fibrolamellar carcinoma, cholangiocarcinoma, hepatoblastoma and angiosarcoma are rare. To confirm the diagnosis, usually a biopsy is required. The prognosis is usually unfavorable.
Primary bronchopulmonary amyloidosis is a primary disease characterized by amyloid deposition in the lung parenchyma, vessel walls, respiratory mucosa, pleura, mediastinal lymph nodes.
Primary biliary cirrhosis of the liver is an autoimmune liver disease that begins as a chronic, destructive, non-venous cholangitis, which lasts for a long time without significant symptoms, leading to the development of prolonged cholestasis and only at later stages to the formation of liver cirrhosis.
Priapism is a pathological condition characterized by an erection lasting more than 4 hours, not associated with sexual intercourse or sexual arousal and does not disappear after sexual intercourse.
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is one of the main causes of stroke in the elderly. Its prevalence is 4.5 million people in the European Union countries and more than 3 million people in the US with a projected increase in the number of Americans with atrial fibrillation to 7.5 million by 2050.