Medical Conditions

Leukaemia, hairy cell

Hairy cell leukaemia is one of the rarest types of leukaemia, which is Predictive genetic test for cancer risk genes of the white blood cells.

Small bowel transplant

A small bowel (intestinal) transplant is an operation to replacea diseased or shortened small bowel with a healthy bowel from a donor.

Slapped cheek syndrome (also called fifth disease or parvovirus B19) is a viral infection that's most common in children, although it can affect people of any age. It usually causes a bright red rash on the cheeks.

Rosacea

Rosacea is a common but poorly understood long-termskin condition that mainly affects the face.

Otosclerosis

Otosclerosis is a condition in which there's abnormal bone growth inside the ear. It's a fairly common cause of hearing loss in young adults.

Stings, sea creatures

Asea creature sting can usually be treated with first aid. But if serious symptoms develop, such as severe pain, swelling or difficulty breathing, dial 999 for an ambulance .

Clopidogrel

Clopidogrel is a prescriptionantiplatelet medicine. It reducesyour risk ofgetting blood clots by affecting cells in your blood called platelets.

Foetal alcohol syndrome

If a woman drinks alcoholduring pregnancy, she risks damaging her baby. Sometimes this can result inmental and physical problems in the baby, called foetal alcohol syndrome.

Achalasia

Achalasia is a disorder of the gullet (oesophagus) where it loses the ability to move food along. The valve at the end of the gullet also fails to open and allow food to pass into your stomach.

Dyspraxia (adults)

Dyspraxia is a common disorder that affects movement and co-ordination. It is also known as developmental co-ordination disorder (DCD).

Elbow or arm pain

Arm pain is common and usually caused by an injury or fall. It can often be managed with rest and over-the-counter painkillers.

Encephalitis

Encephalitis is a rare but serious condition in which the brain becomes inflamed (swollen).

Ocular cancer

B etween 500 and 600cases of eye cancer (ocular cancer) are diagnosed in the UK each year.

Coughing up blood

Coughing up blood can be alarming, but isn't usuallya sign of a serious problem if you're young and otherwise healthy . It's more a cause for concern in older people, particularly those who smoke .

Puerperal psychosis

Postpartum psychosis is a severe mental illness that can affect a woman after she has a baby.

Low blood pressure

Low blood pressure, also knownas hypotension, is where blood pressure in your arteries is abnormally low.

Trisomy 21

Down's syndrome, also known as Down syndrome, is a genetic condition that typically causes some level of learning disability and characteristic physical features.

Cavernous sinus thrombosis

Cavernous sinus thrombosis is a blood clot in the cavernous sinuses. It can belife-threatening .