A provider can remove a cyst with a needle, surgery, or other methods, depending on the type of cyst. Learn the options and ...

Abscess If you notice a painful bump on the roof of your mouth, it could be an abscess—an infection that forms when bacteria ...

Anal fistulas can be painful and persistent. Here’s what causes them and the best treatment options to manage or eliminate ...

Medically reviewed by Robert Burakoff, MD There are four stages of appendicitis, which describe its severity and whether it ...

Since the founding of psychoanalysis by Freud in 1896, psychoanalysts have engaged in the diagnosis of patients to organize thinking around psychopathology and to inform psychoanalytic treatment.

Spinal tuberculosis (TB) is an important differential diagnosis for back pain, particularly in young and middle aged adults hailing from hyperendemic settings. Psoas abscess is a rare manifestation of ...

This case may be the first report in the literature of soft-tissue abscess due to Salmonella typhi without any specific classic symptoms and with this unique manifestation. In spite of this ...

About 40% of adults get these swollen blood vessels in or around their rectum, and while they don’t always cause symptoms, when they do, it can be very, very unpleasant. When Shivana Pemberton ...

In 2020, I received a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder ("ASD" or "autism"). As an autistic adult whose diagnosis of autism was missed when I was a child, I am part of what autism researchers ...

People with chronic bronchitis often have periods when their symptoms worsen, called flare-ups. Acute bronchitis is a short-term inflammation of the bronchial tubes, usually caused by viral ...

Commonly experienced symptoms of endometriosis include chronic pelvic pain, abdominal bloating, and infertility. But endometriosis may cause other symptoms, such as fatigue or painful intercourse.