A soft tissue tumor is a benign or, rarely, malignant growth of the soft tissue. Soft tissue tumors are named according to where they occur and whether they are benign or malignant. Diagnosis and treatment[…]

Farsightedness or hyperopia is a visual impairment that is known in the context of long -sightedness and represents a deviation from normal vision. What is farsightedness? The term farsightedness is usually used colloquially. Technically precise,[…]

Wernicke ‘s aphasia is a serious language and word-finding disorder. Sick people suffer from extreme speech disorders and are only able to understand or reproduce the simplest words with great difficulty. Wernicke’s aphasics are only[…]

Wernicke encephalopathy is a systemic degenerative brain disease based on vitamin B1 deficiency. Alcoholics, patients with eating disorders or chronic intestinal diseases are particularly often affected by the disease. The treatment is anchored in a[…]

Many people suffer from wasp venom allergy by showing violent reactions as a result of a simple wasp sting. What exactly is a wasp venom allergy? What are their causes? And how can a wasp[…]

A wasp sting is usually painful but harmless. It only becomes problematic for allergy sufferers. The wasp venom can trigger an anaphylactic shock in them, which in the worst case can be fatal. What is[…]

West Nile fever is a mostly harmless infectious disease. Medical measures usually only serve to combat the symptoms. What is West Nile fever? West Nile fever is an infectious disease caused by a virus. West[…]

West syndrome is a difficult to treat generalized malignant form of epilepsy. It occurs in infants between the ages of three and twelve months. What is West Syndrome? West Syndrome was named after the English[…]

Many people complain of discomfort when severe temperature fluctuations occur due to the weather. About a third of all Germans struggle with environmental influences and climatic conditions. Sensitivity to the weather is the term for[…]

Wiedemann -Rautenstrauch syndrome is a very rare genetic disease associated with premature aging and a poor prognosis. Only a few cases of this syndrome have been described to date. A causal therapy is not possible.[…]

Meadow grass dermatitis ( dermatitis protensis, photodermatitis ) is a skin inflammation that is caused by certain extracts in plants and subsequent exposure to the sun and leads to strong pigmentation after healing. What is[…]

Willebrand -Jürgens syndrome is a congenital disease with an increased tendency to bleed. It is also often called von Willebrand syndrome or vWS for short and can be divided into different types. All belong to[…]

John CP Williams (born 1922), a heart specialist from New Zealand, and the first German chair of pediatric cardiology, Alois Beuren (1919-1984), were the first physicians to describe the Williams-Beuren syndrome, which is named after[…]

A Wilms tumor (nephroblastoma) is the most common tumor disease of children’s kidneys, which affects girls more often than boys. If diagnosed and treated early, a Wilms tumor can usually be cured in the long[…]

Diaper rash is common among babies. Appropriate behavioral measures can help prevent diaper rash. What is diaper rash? Diaper dermatitis is a skin disease that takes an inflammatory course. The term diaper rash is made[…]

Chickenpox or varicella are a common childhood disease. This viral disease is usually transmitted by droplet infection. Typical are above all the conspicuous skin rash. What is chickenpox? Chickenpox, also known as wet leaves or[…]

Especially in the cold months, winter depression is on everyone’s lips. Because more and more people are reacting with mental suffering to those times when sun and warmth are few and far between and gray[…]

Each vertebra is responsible for the supply of an organ. If the head hurts or stomach pains become noticeable, this can also come from the spine. Displacements of just one millimeter with serious consequences: vertebral[…]

A vertebral fracture is understood to mean the fracture of a vertebra. The vertebral body, the vertebral arch or the spinous process are affected. What is vertebral fracture? A vertebral fracture occurs when a part[…]

Vertebral joint arthrosis is a wear and tear disease of the spine. The disease, also known as facet syndrome, affects the articular processes (“facets”) on each vertebra that connect the vertebrae with one another. What[…]

Vertebral joint blockages occur when the mobility of the articular processes belonging to the vertebral bodies is restricted as a result of wear and tear or overload, so that the spine loses mobility. Blockages in[…]

Spondylolisthesis is a spinal disease in which one or more vertebral bodies shift against each other ( sliding vertebrae ) and thus lead to a loss of stability in the spine. Depending on the extent[…]

Vertebral fracture, also known as a vertebral fracture, refers to damage to the plate-shaped portion of the vertebra. This part of the vertebra located inside the body can be injured by illness or by trauma,[…]

Doctors speak of a pathological curvature of the spine when its curvature exceeds the normal degree. The curvature of the spine occurs as a hunchback, hollow back or scoliosis. The therapy is carried out with[…]

Spinal injuries are also referred to in medical jargon as spinal trauma. Ligaments, nerves, spinal cord, intervertebral discs and muscles can be affected. What is a spinal injury? In the case of a spinal injury,[…]

Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome is an inherited genetic defect that can only be cured by bone marrow transplantation. With an incidence of about 1:250,000, the disease is rare, with only boys being affected due to the X-linked[…]

Unaffected people may be taken aback at first – postnatal depression or postpartum depression, a depression in young mothers? Is there such a thing and wasn’t the mother looking forward to her child? But it’s[…]

For many women, giving birth is associated with great physical exertion and an emotional experience. A whole new situation awaits the woman now that she is a mother, with all the demands that the baby[…]

The doctor understands the Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome to be a complex of symptoms consisting of various malformations. The syndrome occurs due to a structural anomaly of chromosome four, which usually corresponds to a new mutation. The[…]

People affected by Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome ( WPW syndrome for short ) suffer from a heart defect that is usually not life-threatening. An additional pathway for the electrical impulses that control heart function leads to heart[…]