If you or your child has an innocent heart murmur, you can live a completely normal life. It will not cause you any problems and is not a sign of an issue with your heart. If you have a murmur along with any of the following symptoms, see your doctor:Read More →
Patients with hyperinfection and disseminated disease should be treated with ivermectin 200 μg/kg per day orally until stool and/or sputum examination findings are negative for 2 weeks. Rectal administration is recommended for patients with malabsorption or who are unable to tolerate oral therapy. How do you get rid of Strongyloides?Read More →
A goiter only needs to be treated if it is causing symptoms. Treatments for an enlarged thyroid include: Thyroid hormone replacement pills if the goiter is due to an underactive thyroid. Small doses of Lugol’s iodine or potassium iodine solution if the goiter is due to a lack of iodine.Read More →
If there is concern for orbital cellulitis, an ophthalmologist (eye doctor) should examine the patient. Although both types of infection can be treated with intravenous antibiotics, orbital cellulitis is more dangerous and can result in injury to the eye, and it may require surgery. Is periorbital cellulitis rare? Periorbital cellulitisRead More →
Epiploic appendagitis is generally considered a self-limiting condition in which patients typically recover within one to four weeks with conservative pain management . Is epiploic appendagitis cancer? Appendagitis also known as epiploic appendicitis is a self limiting disease, with benign features that responds to medical treatment in most cases .Read More →