What is sarcoid arthritis? Sarcoidosis is a heterogeneous multisystem granulomatous disease that primarily affects the lungs and lymphatic system, which is characterized by its pathological hallmark, the non-caseating granuloma.1 Arthritis is found in 15–25% of patients with sarcoidosis. Sarcoidosis can involve the joints, bones, and muscles. This causes a wide variety of musculoskeletal complications that…
What is pott’s spine disease? Tuberculous spondylitis also known as Pott’s disease, refers to vertebral body osteomyelitis & intervertebral discitis from tuberculosis (TB). The spine is the most often part of musculoskeletal tuberculosis, and commonly related symptoms are back pain, kyphotic deformity of the spine, lower limb weakness, & paraplegia. Pott disease is tuberculosis of…
What is sarcoidosis? Sarcoidosis is also known as Besnier-Boeck-Schaumann disease. it is a disease involving abnormal collections of inflammatory cells characterized by the growth of tiny collections of inflammatory cells called granulomas in part of your body most commonly the lungs and lymph nodes. Less commonly affected are the liver, heart eyes, and brain. However,…
Introduction of botox for trigeminal neuralgia Botox is the name for Botulinum toxin type A, which is derived from a strain of bacteria called Clostridium Botulinum. Botox injections block certain chemical signals from nerves, most of the signals that cause muscles to contract. The most common use of these injections is to temporarily relax the…
What is Bell’s palsy? Bell’s palsy is a condition that causes sudden weakness in one side of the facial muscles. In most cases, the weakness is temporary and significantly gets better over weeks. The weakness makes half of the face droop. One-sided smile and eye closing is affected on the affected side. It is also…
What is Facial palsy? The term facial palsy generally refers to weakness of the facial muscles, inability to move the muscles of the face, innervated by the facial nerve, one of the cranial nerves, mainly resulting from temporary or permanent damage to the facial nerve. When the facial nerve is missing or not working properly,…
What is Trigeminal neuralgia? What are the symptoms of Trigeminal Neuralgia? This disorder is distinguished by episodes of severe facial pain along the trigeminal nerve divisions.A flare-up of trigeminal neuralgia may start with tingling or numbness in the face. Pain occurs in intermittent bursts that last from a few seconds to two minutes, becoming more…
What is Ramsay Hunt syndrome? Ramsay Hunt syndrome is also known as the Hunt syndrome, Herpes zoster oticus, Geniculate ganglion zoster, Geniculate herpes& Herpetic geniculate ganglionitis Ramsay Hunt syndrome is the painful rash around the ear, on the face, or on the mouth. It happens when the varicella-zoster virus infects a nerve in the head….
