Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy. Muscle weakening results from a rare hereditary condition called oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy. Even though you are born with the gene mutation that causes...
Obstructive sleep apnea. A obstruction in your windpipe causes obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), which is the inability to breathe while you sleep. You can wake up...
Metatarsalgia. This is characterized by pain and swelling in the ball of the foot. Inflammatory problems, wearing shoes that don’t fit properly, and foot deformities are all...
Esophageal cancer. Food passes down your esophagus, a long, muscular tube, from your throat to your stomach, where it begins. Most patients wait until the cancer...
Breast Paget’s disease. A uncommon kind of cancer called Paget’s disease of the breast appears in the skin around your nipple and occasionally in the areola,...
Oral cancer. Any cancer that affects the interior of your mouth is referred to as oral cancer, or mouth cancer. A frequent issue with your mouth...
Myotonic dystrophy. The primary symptoms of myotonic dystrophy, a hereditary multisystem disorder, are gradual muscle loss, weakness, and myotonia. Other body components including your heart, lungs,...
Mumps virus. A virus is the cause of the infectious disease known as mumps. Your parotid salivary glands may swell painfully as a result parotitis. The...
Multiple myeloma. Healthy plasma cells can develop into aberrant cells that proliferate and generate aberrant antibodies, which leads to multiple myeloma. This alteration initiates a series...
Motor neuron Disease. Your motor neurons are gradually destroyed by a series of neurological illnesses known as motor neuron disease (MND). Your muscles used for...