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Inflammation is your body’s way of kicking into overdrive to solve a problem, like an infection or injury. But your body parts aren’t designed to withstand that surge of energy for long ...
Costochondritis, also known as chest wall pain syndrome or costosternal syndrome, is a benign inflammation of the upper costochondral (rib to cartilage) and sternocostal (cartilage to sternum) joints. 90% of patients are affected in multiple ribs on a single side, typically at the 2nd to 5th ribs. [1]
Tennis leg is the most common tennis injury within older tennis players. Tennis leg is an incomplete tear or rupture of the calf muscle. [21] The injury is noticed right away by hearing a popping sound, or a jabbed feeling in the leg. The injury is very painful; players are unable to finish their match if injury occurs. [21]
Inflammation (from Latin: inflammatio) is part of the biological response of body tissues to harmful stimuli, such as pathogens, damaged cells, or irritants. [1] The five cardinal signs are heat, pain, redness, swelling, and loss of function (Latin calor , dolor , rubor , tumor , and functio laesa ).
In women, it is most prevalent in an upper limb after breast cancer surgery, especially axillary lymph node dissection, [15] and occurs on the same side of the body as the surgery. Breast and trunk lymphedema can also occur but go unrecognised as there is swelling in the area after surgery, and its symptoms ( peau d'orange and an inverted ...
Other symptoms include shortness of breath while lying down, a dry cough, low-grade fever, abdominal or leg swelling, whole body weakness, and fatigue. Myocarditis Inflammation of the heart muscle ...
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It is a cutaneous condition usually characterized by redness, thickening, and inflammation on the left side of the neck below the angle of the jaw where the instrument is held. [1] Acne-like lesions and cysts may form at the site due to foreign body reactions, and infections may also occur due to poor hygiene. [1]