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Recent Articles by Dr. Clarisse Bezerra

Vasculitis: Symptoms, Diagnosis, Causes & Treatment

Vasculitis is the inflammation of blood vessels, which can restrict blood flow and affect various organs. This article details common symptoms like skin lesions and fatigue, diagnostic tests such as ANCA and ANA, and treatments involving corticosteroids or immunosuppressants to manage the condition.

Diseases and Conditions

Why Does My Pee Smell Like Fish? (Causes, Symptoms & Treatment)

Pee that smells like fish is often linked to trimethylaminuria, a condition that causes trimethylamine buildup in urine and body fluids. Understanding why does my pee smell like fish may involve genetic factors, medications, or pregnancy, and symptoms can be managed with diet changes and treatment.

Cough

Coughing Up Mucus: 9 Common Causes & Treatments

Coughing up mucus is often caused by airway inflammation from infections like bronchitis, bronchiolitis, COVID-19, pneumonia, or tuberculosis. Common treatments include saline nebulizers, fluids, and expectorant teas, with medical care advised if it lasts over 5 days.

Anemia

What Causes Anemia: Nutrient Deficiencies & Other Conditions

What causes anemia? Anemia may be caused by iron, vitamin B12, or folic acid deficiency, as well as thalassemia, bone marrow aplasia, inflammatory bowel disease, or colon cancer. It can also cause weakness, pale skin, and a fast heartbeat.

Headache

Scalp Tingling: 12 Possible Causes & What to Do

Scalp tingling is often caused by irritation, but it can also be linked to psoriasis, dermatitis, or fungal infections. It may come with itching, flaking, or burning. Frequent, severe, or persistent symptoms may need evaluation by a dermatologist.

Chest Pain

Right Side Chest Pain: 10 Possible Causes & Treatment

Right side chest pain is often linked to non-urgent causes like muscle strain, stress, or acid reflux, but it can also signal conditions affecting the lungs, gallbladder, or heart. Severe or persistent pain with symptoms like shortness of breath requires urgent medical evaluation.

Well-Being

Endorphins: Benefits, Effects & How to Increase Them

Endorphins are natural hormones from the pituitary that boost pleasure and mood and act as the body’s opioid-like pain reliever. Low levels are linked with irritability, depression, anxiety, fibromyalgia, and chronic migraine; exercise and other habits may increase release.

Tingling

Tingling in Head: 10 Common Causes & What It Means

Tingling in the head can stem from migraines, anxiety, sinusitis, dental issues, diabetes, or multiple sclerosis. Often brief and harmless, it may come with dizziness or blurred vision. Persistent, intense, or lasting over 3 days warrants medical evaluation.

Anemia

Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment

Autoimmune hemolytic anemia occurs when antibodies destroy red blood cells, causing fatigue, jaundice, and dark urine. Covers common triggers, diagnostic blood tests (Coombs), warm vs cold types, and treatment options like corticosteroids, transfusion, and splenectomy.

Diseases and Conditions

Splenectomy: Indications, Procedure & Recovery

Splenectomy is surgery to remove part or all of the spleen. Covers when it’s recommended, how laparoscopic and open procedures are done, typical recovery, possible risks, and key infection-prevention steps like vaccines and preventive antibiotics.

Diseases and Conditions

Multiple Sclerosis Treatment: Medications, Therapies & Latest Options

Multiple sclerosis treatment options include relapse corticosteroids, disease-modifying therapies, symptom-control meds, rehab therapies, exercise, plasmapheresis, and autologous stem cell transplant in severe cases, plus supportive diet and vitamin D guidance.

Diseases and Conditions

Inguinal Hernia: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment

Inguinal hernia causes a groin lump, pain, heaviness or burning that can worsen with exertion. Often due to abdominal wall weakness, it is common in young children and older men. Diagnosis is clinical; repair surgery helps prevent strangulation.

Diseases and Conditions

Abdominal Hernia: Symptoms, Causes, Types & Treatment

An abdominal hernia occurs when muscle weakness allows internal tissue to protrude, often creating a lump near the navel or groin. While many are asymptomatic, some cause pain or strangulation. Diagnosis involves physical exams or imaging, and surgery is the primary repair method for recovery.

Spots on the Skin

Bumps on Skin: Causes & Treatment Options

Bumps on the skin can affect adults and children and are usually linked to mild conditions like keratosis pilaris, acne, folliculitis or allergies. In some cases, they may signal gluten intolerance or shingles. Diagnosis is based on symptoms and appearance to guide treatment.

Diseases and Conditions

Sarcopenia: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment

Sarcopenia is age-related loss of muscle mass and strength that can affect balance and daily function. Covers symptoms, diagnosis tests, common causes, treatment options, and prevention with exercise and protein-rich nutrition.