Warmth and Burning Feeling in the Arm Q: My arm hurts and becomes red warm to touch. I have numbness in my fingers. If you rub my arm you can feel some little lumps, swelling and burning feeling. Now my face is red hot to touch. What do you think I have? I had carpel […]
Hormonal Pills Like Microgynon May Cause Acne in Vagina Q: Hello, I’m a 39 year old female, not sexually active, taking microgynon 30 for 2 years due to very heavy periods. Since March this year, I have been plagued with boils on my inner labia minora. They hurt badly, they sting and it feels like […]
Brain Tumor or Inflammatory Granuloma Q: Dear sir, what is difference between granuloma and brain tumor and what is the effect in early stage? -By Durgesh Shukla Reply: A tumor is a cluster of cells formed due to abnormal growth of cells in a particular area. The mass of cells hence produced presses over the […]
Venous Angiomas and Its Symptoms Q: Follow up case. Continued from Causes of calcified granuloma in brain. (MRI – Brain + MRV) Report There is small abnormal signal intensity lesion, measuring 1.2*0.6 cm in size seen in posterior aspect of right inferior temporal gyrus. On T1W sequence, there are high signal intensity foci seen within […]
Treating Crohn’s Disease Q: I have Crohn’s disease. I am quite irregular with my medication but I do not have any recurring diarrhea. In fact, I alternate between constipation and diarrhea and it is never severe. I have occasional pain just below the umbilicus but that is rare. What stays is the nausea. I feel […]
Rupture of Colon During Colonoscopy Q: Please help me. My mom had a colon perforation during a colonoscopy on 6-21-2013. Immediate surgery was done to fix perforation. Doctors realized she was getting an infection due to classic symptoms, including red streaks going from both sides of her incision across her stomach and down to waist. […]
Torn Plantar Fascia and Its Treatment Q: I tore my plantar fascia ligament back in November while playing soccer. After lots and lots of icing it wasn’t healing. I could hear cracking sounds every time I took a step. I decided to see a podiatrist who told me that I had a torn ligament and […]
Low Back Disc Problems With Nerve Irritation Q: Sir, I had a bike accident 12 years ago and ever since I have always had some issues with my lower back discs. I had been meeting a chiropractor, taking massage and was managing it. During all these years, I continued with my regular exercises, unless I […]
Blood Pressure Medicine in Diabetics Q: My dad is 60 years old. He was diagnosed with diabetes and hypertension 8 years ago. He has been on Metformin 1000 mg twice daily, Gliclazide 160 mg twice daily and Amlodipin 10 mg once daily. HbA1c varies from 7.6 to 8 %. Blood pressure is 163/92. Should he […]
Treating a Dry Vagina Q: Sometimes my vagina gets rather sore and itchy. It does not hurt to urinate, however. I went to my gyne about it a few months ago and she thought it could be due to vaginal dryness. I also used some Canesten cream in case it was a simple yeast infection. […]
