BONES & JOINTS

Having bleeding joints can be a scary symptom and can be extremely painful. When doctors think of bleeding joints, the first thing that comes to mind is a bleeding disorder called haemophilia.    Haemophilia is an inherited bleeding disorder which causes blood not to clot as it should, resulting in spontaneous bleeding and bruising after…

“Come on Mrs. Theresa, why are you walking like that? You look much older than your age; please brace up, my friend is not this old! “Thanks Mrs. Johnson, your friend is still her young self, but for this nagging back pain”   Low back pain is one of the most common reasons we go to the hospital, especially…

John found his wife sobbing on her bed when he was trying to prepare for work. “What’s the problem?” he asked. Franca complained that she had been experiencing intense pain at the back and soles of her feet, especially when she wakes up in the morning, and the pain has been worsening.      Heel…

Pus had been oozing out of two wounds in Chika’s foot for two months.Osteomyelitis, the doctor called it. Chika, who has diabetes, had been on several antibiotics. Now doctors are fighting to save his foot.  Osteomyelitis is bone infection. It often comes with pain in the affected bone. It is curable, but difficult to treat…

Psoriasis is a skin condition in which the body attacks healthy skin due to problems with the immune system. Psoriatic arthritis refers to the inflammation of joints that occurs in some people who have psoriasis. The immune system attack damages joint structures, causing corresponding symptoms. The cause of this immune attack on the body’s own…

Pus had been oozing out of two wounds in Chika’s foot for two months.Osteomyelitis, the doctor called it. Chika, who has diabetes, had been on several antibiotics. Now doctors are fighting to save his foot.  Osteomyelitis is bone infection. It often comes with pain in the affected bone. It is curable, but difficult to treat…