What is Hairy Cell Leukemia? Hairy cell leukemia is a rare cancer of the bone marrow and blood. It is a type of hematological malignancy that is uncommon and is characterized by buildup of abnormal B lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell). This disease is referred to as hairy cell leukemia because the cells appear “hairy” when seen under a microscope. HCL (Hairy Cell Leukemia) was previously expressed as histiocytic leukemia, malignant reticulosis, or lymphoid myelofibrosis during the 1920s. In 1958, Bertha Bouroncle and her colleagues at The Ohio State University College of Medicine, named the disease as leukemic…
What is Shingles disease? Shingles or also known as Herpes Zoster is a health problem characterized by painful blisters on the skin. Shingles is brought about by a virus named Varicella Zoster Virus or VZV, the one that is also responsible for the chickenpox disease in human. A person who suffered chickenpox in his or her childhood is vulnerable to have Shingles disease. Even if the person already recovered from chickenpox, the remainders of the VZV virus remain in his or her body for his or her entire life. Shingles disease is sometimes referred as revisiting chickenpox disease, which reappears…
What is Fabry Disease? Fabry disease is brought by deficiency or failure of the enzyme required metabolizing lipids, a fat-like substance that involves oils, fatty acids and waxes. The enzyme is called ceramide trihexosidase, also known as alpha-galactosidase-A. A gene mutation that controls this enzyme brings the deficiency in the breakdown of lipids, which accumulate to dangerous levels in the kidneys, autonomic nervous system, eyes, and cardiovascular system. For the reason that the mutated gene is transmitted on an X chromosome, her sons have a 50% probability of having the Fabry disease and her daughters have a 50% probability of…
What is Breast Biopsy? Breast biopsy is a surgical procedure in which the doctor will remove and get a breast growth sample from the affected breast. The breast sample removed will then be subjected for examination for confirmation of presence of cancer cells. The breast tissue sample is extracted by a needle or excision with a surgical blade during a surgical procedure. The sample will be sent to the laboratory for examination and evaluation by the use of a microscope. This is usually performed by a pathologist to confirm if there is non-cancerous or the so-called benign growth or cancerous…
What is Inflamed Liver? Liver is the largest internal organ of our body and is located in the upper right part of the abdominal area. This organ has an important purpose in some metabolic processes of the body. It organizes and releases bile that absorbs fats in the intestine, breaks down important body nutrients, manufactures enzymes and proteins, gets rid of toxins and aids in body detoxification and a lot more functions are done by the liver. An inflamed liver is a problem that obviously means that the liver is unhealthy. Inflamed Liver Symptoms When the liver inflammation occurs for…