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Diseases and Medical Conditions A - C provides down-to-earth, comprehensive definitions of hundreds of ailments and illnesses beginning with the letters A-C. Each listing identifies causes, incidence and risk factors, notes symptoms, outlines tests and discusses treatments and support groups where applicable.
Featured Article: Backaches And Stress
Stress can make you more susceptible to getting a backache. Learn about backache and stress information and recommendations. See more »
Corneal Injury
Corneal injuries are any injury affecting the curved, transparent frontal eye covering called the cornea. Learn about corneal injury causes, symptoms, tests, treatment and prevention.
See more »Corneal Ulcers And Infections
Corneal ulcers and infections is a non-penetrating erosion on the outer layer of the cornea. Learn about corneal ulcer and infection causes, symptoms, treatment and prevention.
See more »Corns And Calluses
Corns and calluses are thickened layers of skin caused by repeated friction or pressure. Learn about corns and callus causes, symptoms, tests, treatment and prevention.
See more »Coronary Artery Spasm
Coronary artery spasm is an artery constriction from a temporary, abrupt and focal muscle contraction. Learn about coronary artery spasm causes, symptoms, tests, treatment and prevention.
See more »Coronary Heart Disease
Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the narrowing of the small blood vessels of the heart that may lead to heart attacks. Learn about CHD causes, symptoms, tests, treatment and prevention.
See more »Costochondritis
Costochondritis is the inflammation of a rib or cartilage connecting a rib. Learn about costochondritis causes, symptoms, tests, treatment and prevention.
See more »Cranial Mononeuropathy III - Compression Type
Cranial mononeuropathy III - compression type is compression damage to the third cranial nerve. Learn about cranial mononeuropathy III – compression type causes, symptoms, treatment and prevention.
See more »Cranial Mononeuropathy III - Diabetic Type
Cranial mononeuropathy III - diabetic type is damage to the third cranial nerve from diabetic complications. Learn about cranial mononeuropathy causes, symptoms, treatment and prevention.
See more »Cranial Mononeuropathy VI
Cranial mononeuropathy VI is damage to the sixth cranial nerve causing eye dysfunction. Learn about cranial mononeuropathy VI causes, symptoms, treatment and prevention.
See more »Craniopharyngioma
Craniopharyngioma is a benign tumor the develops near the pituitary gland. Learn about craniopharyngioma causes, symptoms, tests, treatment and prevention.
See more »Craniosynostosis
Craniosynostosis is premature closure of an infant’s skull sutures. Learn about craniosynostosis causes, symptoms, treatment and prevention.
See more »Craniotabes
Craniotabes can be a normal infant condition where there is a softening of the skull bones. Learn about craniotabes causes, symptoms, tests, treatment and prevention.
See more »Creeping Eruption
Creeping eruption is skin rash caused by dog or cat hookworm migrating beneath the skin. Learn about creeping eruption causes, symptoms, treatment and prevention.
See more »Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease information from HowStuffWorks. Learn about causes, symptoms and treatments of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease.
See more »Cri Du Chat Syndrome
Cri Du Chat Syndrome information from HowStuffWorks. Learn about causes, symptoms and treatments of Cri Du Chat Syndrome.
See more »Crigler-Najjar Syndrome
Crigler-Najjar syndrome is a liver dysfunction causing jaundice that may develop into kernicterus. Learn about Crigler-Najjar syndrome causes, symptoms, treatment and prevention.
See more »Crohn's Disease
Crohn's disease is a chronic autoimmune disease that attacks the gastrointestinal tract. Learn about Crohn’s disease causes, symptoms, treatment and prevention.
See more »Croup
Croup is swelling around the vocal chords causing breathing difficulty and a “barking” cough. Learn about croup causes, symptoms, tests, treatment and prevention.
See more »Cryoglobulinemia
Cryoglobulinemia is the presence of abnormal proteins in the blood that thicken when cold. Learn about cryoglobulinemia causes, symptoms, treatment and prevention.
See more »Cryptococcosis
Cryptococcosis information from HowStuffWorks. Learn about causes, symptoms and treatments of Cryptococcosis.
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