05.08.2018 | answered by Frauke Gehring
Dear Sir or Madam,
I am male, 35 years old, 77 kg, 180 cm tall, and I take Dekristol 20000 once a week. On Sunday, 01.07.2018, I discovered a tick on myself in the Munich train station area and had it removed at the hospital, however, the mouthpiece...
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17.07.2017 | answered by Ralf Berg
Hello,
I have just finished a course of antibiotics (14 days at 200mg Doxy) for acute Lyme borreliosis (according to antibodies). The large, bright red spot at the bite site was the indicator. It has now faded and only the center is very lightly red...
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21.02.2017 | answered by David Meyer
Hello,
I have the following problem... in November of last year, I contracted a gonococcal infection with urethral infection and balanitis. As a result, I was prescribed Doxycycline, which I had to take for 10 days. About 5 days after finishing the ...
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13.06.2016 | answered by David Meyer
I have a urinary tract infection with a multidrug-resistant Proteus mirabilis. I briefly took ciprofloxacin because the doctor mistakenly assumed it was E. coli, after the lab results I was switched to Moxifloxacin 400. I have been taking this for 8 ...
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22.05.2016 | answered by Frauke Gehring
Dear Sir or Madam,
I am reaching out to you because I am feeling desperate as I am unable to find a solution to my health issues.
The problem is as follows:
Until April 2014, I was perfectly healthy, active, in good condition, and had no health pr...
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16.08.2014 | answered by Ive Dr. Schaaf
Lyme disease? Well, due to persistent symptoms, I had extensive laboratory tests done, including many virus tests etc. The borrelia burgdorferi AK IgM 39 kd BmpA value was positive. The LTT for Borrelia was also positive now... (but I haven't receive...
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28.12.2012 | answered by Frauke Gehring
I (male) feel a burning sensation in the urethra when urinating, and after urinating, one to two drops come out that are noticeably red in color.
Here is the whole story:
In mid-December, I had a significant itching along the urethra for a day, whic...
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10.07.2012 | answered by Christian Welsch
Hello,
I was bitten by a mosquito (insect) near my ankle on Saturday or Sunday evening.
When I came home from work, I noticed that it was not only itching, but also swollen. There is a fairly strong swelling of about 3 cm around the mosquito bite. ...
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12.05.2012 | answered by Hendrik Bernau
Hello,
I have a chlamydia infection and have been taking doxycycline for 3 days. I am also taking birth control pills. However, I had unprotected sex yesterday and wanted to ask if it is possible that I am now pregnant?
If so, what should I do?...
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10.04.2012 | answered by Hendrik Bernau
Dear Sir or Madam,
For about 1-2 weeks I have had a yellowish tongue. I am very concerned about this. I have chronically elevated liver values (GPT 80). After an ultrasound and liver biopsy, a slight fatty liver without signs of inflammation/activit...
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04.04.2012 | answered by Hendrik Bernau
Hello,
During a blood test, an elevated CK level of 324 (normal range 190) was found for the first time.
I am male, 27 years old, have an office job, and unfortunately only rarely exercise, so I rarely strain my muscles. At the same time, I am curr...
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07.09.2011 | answered by Ralf Berg
Good day,
I have been suffering from the following symptoms for about two months:
- Inflammation and (partly blotchy) redness of the glans and inner foreskin, especially (but not exclusively) around the penis opening, the edge of the penis, the fre...
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03.04.2011 | answered by Ralf Berg
Hello,
I am reaching out to you as I have been experiencing persistent skin changes on my penis for about 4 weeks now. Initially, after repeated sexual intercourse, two to three mild, circular rednesses appeared on the glans. Shortly after, the lesi...
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27.02.2011 | answered by Freddy Feuerstein
Dear doctors,
I am male, 66 years old, and have been living in Thailand for 18 months.
Over the last 6 months, I have experienced swelling of the lymph nodes in the genital area multiple times, along with intense redness/moisture in the groin. I ha...
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09.01.2011 | answered by Olaf Stephan
I frequently have colds, constant urge to clear my throat, and I am constantly phlegmy all year round. The ENT doctor attributes this to sinusitis of the maxillary sinus. After 2 months of using Avamys (twice daily, 1 spray per nostril), there has be...
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04.08.2010 | answered by Ralf Berg
I am male, 29 years old.
No chronic underlying medical condition.
Brief history of the medications I am currently taking/have taken:
5 weeks ago, I had a tick bite and there was suspicion of a Borrelia infection (erythema migrans around the bite), ...
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