Inflammatory heart disease is caused due to the inflammation of the heart muscles and / or the tissue surrounding the heart because of an infection. The infection may stem from a bacteria or virus or from an internal irregularity. It may occur in association with rheumatic fever and kawasaki disease. The disorder may be categorized as:
Pericarditis
Endocarditis
Myocarditis
Pericarditis refers to the disorder that causes an inflammation of the muscular sac that surrounds the heart (pericardium).
Endocarditis is caused due to an inflammation of the inner layer of the heart (endocardium) caused by an infection.
Myocarditis is caused due to the inflammation of the heart muscle (myocardium).
Kawasaki syndrome or mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome is also known as Kawasaki Disease. It is a disease that can affect many organ systems in the body including the blood vessels, mucous membranes, skin and lymph nodes. It may lead to serious consequences if the disease begins to affect the heart and causes severe coronary aneurysms. About 80% of the people with the disease are under age five. However, children over age eight can be rarely affected. The disease occurs more often among boys (over 60 percent) and among those of Asian ancestry. It can occur in any racial and ethnic group. Over 4000 cases of Kawasaki Disease are being diagnosed annually in the United States. Less than 1 percent of those who get it die.
Symptoms of Kawasaki Disease
The following include some of the symptoms of Kawasaki Disease.
high fever
irritation and redness of the whites of the eyes
inflamed tongue, also referred to as ‘strawberry tongue’
red bumps seen on the back of the tongue
swollen...
Parkinson’s disease is a degenerative disorder that affects the central nervous system which progressively causes deterioration of functions such as motor skills and speech. It is classified within the group of movement disorders. It characteristically produces tremor, slow physical movements, muscle rigidity and in severe cases the inability to move altogether.
Definition
This disease consists or brings along with it conditions, inflammatory conditions specifically that affects or are of the intestines. Two of the main inflammatory conditions found under the disease are the
Chron’s Disease or granulomatous colitis or regional enteritis is a disease that causes inflammation within the intestines. Inflammation may occur in any area of the gastrointestinal tract. It is associated with symptoms such as diarrhoea, abdominal pain, weight loss skin rashes, arthritic pain, eye inflammation and vomiting. It is classified as an autoimmune disease which simply means the body attacks the gastrointestinal tract resulting in inflammation. It affects as much as 600,000 individuals in North America and is estimated to affect 1 in 2000 people in Northern Europe. It is more common for the disease to manifest in the teenage years or in early adulthood however, it may still possibly develop later on in life. There is no cure for the disease and treatment usual involves controlling the corresponding symptoms of the disease and suppressing a relapse of the condition.
