02.05.2021 | answered by Thomas Kreutzig
Dear Sir or Madam,
since my 19th birthday - around 10 years ago - I have been suffering from chronic pain in the right perineal area (male), which started shortly after I moved out of my parents' house, intensified over a few days, and are now const...
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14.03.2020 | answered by Frauke Gehring
Hello, my husband has had diarrhea since Monday, now I have also caught it on Thursday, had to vomit once, diarrhea is almost gone, since yesterday my esophagus has been burning, I have to clear my throat and my voice is hoarse, when I eat it gets re...
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05.03.2020 | answered by Hans-Jürgen Bartels
Good day. A little about me: I am male and 27 years old. In 2017, I noticed a fine black line on the fingernail of my right index finger, running from the tip of the nail down. It was not even 2mm long and very narrow, less than 0.2mm, taking up less...
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30.07.2019 | answered by Ive Dr. Schaaf
I have an evaluation from a radiologist (MRI of the head) and would like to try to understand the diagnosis to some extent:
Patient Male. Born 27.02.1946
Slightly enlarged brain sulci. Average interhemispheric fissure. The ventricular system is aver...
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15.02.2019 | answered by Frauke Gehring
Hello,
My wife currently has a series of symptoms, the causes and potential connections of which are not entirely clear. Here is the "list"...
- Several months ago, unusual tingling/discomfort in one thigh at night, stronger than usual after exerti...
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21.11.2018 | answered by Ulrike Winkler
Hello,
I am currently in despair. Here is the situation:
My girlfriend and I were out last Friday, and she forgot to take her pill that evening. She realized this on Saturday morning and took 2 pills immediately, which was 15 hours (she can take the...
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12.02.2018 | answered by Nadja Struß
Hello,
the following background information:
About 3 weeks ago, I had a severe cold which led to a middle ear infection. The middle ear infection then resulted in tinnitus, which was treated with Prednisolone (in addition to antibiotics). The follo...
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23.12.2017 | answered by Hans-Jürgen Bartels
Good day,
today I am reaching out to you with a very distressing issue.
For the past 4 months, I have been experiencing constant nausea, the facts are:
- regardless of situations (no matter where I am)
- it all started after grilling with my famil...
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01.12.2017 | answered by Ive Dr. Schaaf
Dear team,
Here are the details:
Since 2007, I have been dealing with issues in my abdomen. Pain, pressure, burning, etc. Blood tests, ultrasounds, and MRIs have been done, but nothing was found. These episodes have continued. MRIs were done in 201...
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21.09.2017 | answered by Ralf von Seckendorff
Hello,
I (38 years old) have the following problem: For about a year now, I have noticed irregularities in my heart (while feeling my pulse). Therefore, I went to a cardiologist who did a long-term ECG. The results were as follows:
"Average heart ra...
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01.09.2017 | answered by Christian Welsch
I have been experiencing discomfort in the mouth/throat area for about 3 weeks. The symptoms seem to be present from the uvula downwards, until about 1cm below the chin (so from where the neck starts, about 1cm downwards). The main complaints consist...
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08.08.2017 | answered by Frauke Gehring
Hello,
it's about my blood pressure again (or still). A long story. But the heart is definitely healthy.
In January, my blood pressure was extremely high, fluctuating, and also with high/fluctuating pulse.
It turned out to be psychosomatic, which ...
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06.07.2017 | answered by Christian Welsch
Hello dear team,
I have a question that really interests me, but I'm not sure if I'm in the right place to ask.
It's about a respiratory infection, possibly caused by Coxsackie viruses type A or B?? Or maybe a different virus instead? The respirat...
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19.05.2017 | answered by Felix Aaslepp
Dear Sir or Madam,
I need some advice. I had an abscess on my left buttock (a small piece above the anus) surgically removed on 03.04. The wound is now about the size of a 2 cent coin and approximately 3-4 cm deep after almost 7 weeks. I clean and p...
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28.03.2017 | answered by Frauke Gehring
Hello and good day Dr. Höllering,
I (male, 40 years old, non-smoker) have questions for you regarding my issue from Monday (one-time coughing up blood, no other infection or cough). The coughing up blood bothered me and I went to the hospital on Mon...
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26.01.2017 | answered by Ive Dr. Schaaf
Dear Dr.
On December 29th, I underwent a percutaneous Achilles tendon suture according to Pässler.
The clinical and sonographic diagnostics showed a 6cm defect of the Achilles tendon, 6 cm proximal to the calcaneal insertion. The surgery and posto...
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04.01.2017 | answered by Ive Dr. Schaaf
My mother still has hellish pain three months after knee arthroplasty (total replacement), in the back of the knee and in the thigh. She can bend her knee, but it remains stiff when walking. Is this normal or what could it be. My mother says it doesn...
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12.10.2016 | answered by David Meyer
Dear Dr. med.,
A brief overview of the history: my husband had a left-sided undescended testicle "corrected" with medication at around 1.5 years of age (the testicle was partially not in the scrotum until primary school age, pendulum testicle? and i...
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03.09.2016 | answered by Frauke Gehring
Dear expert,
I have had a rather diffuse problem for about 3 months that I can no longer properly classify. In short, it started with problems with bowel movements. Despite having a normal soft consistency, the need to use the toilet was already ind...
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19.07.2016 | answered by Ive Dr. Schaaf
Hello,
I (34, male) am currently in India for work. The city is Pune, in the state of Maharashtra. It is developed and urban. Currently, it is the rainy season here, so it is humid and partly muggy.
1.5 weeks ago, I had a viral illness with fever, c...
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18.07.2016 | answered by Ive Dr. Schaaf
Hello,
I twisted my foot inwards 2 days ago, with a noise. On the X-ray (which I can send as a photo), you can see a piece of bone detached from one of the outer ligaments. What to do? Surgery?
Thank you....
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08.06.2016 | answered by Frauke Gehring
Hello,
I am really at my wit's end. I have the problem that sometimes in the morning, when I get up, I have blood in my sputum. This also happens very rarely during the day, when I suddenly have a taste of blood in my mouth and then there is blood. ...
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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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17.05.2016 | answered by Frauke Gehring
Good morning,
I have been struggling with one or more infections for the past 6 weeks. It all started with fatigue/weakness and mild fever, followed by a cough (1st week) and then a severe bronchitis (2nd/3rd week). I went to see my primary care phy...
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15.04.2016 | answered by Frauke Gehring
Dear Sir or Madam,
I have been suffering from recurring abdominal pain attacks since roughly 2007. Numerous tests such as MRI, MRCP, CT (once in 2015), blood tests, stool examinations, etc. have been conducted consistently. In 2015, I was first seen...
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