Category: Causology

Causes of Chest Pain

• Cardiac causes: –– Acute myocardial infarction.–– Angina pectoris.–– Pericarditis–– Myocarditis.–– Dissecting aortic aneurysm. • Non-cardiac causes: –– Spontaneous pneumothorax.–– Pulmonary embolism.–– Reflux oesophagitis.–– Oesophageal tear (Mallory Weis syndrome).–– Mediastinitis.––…

Causes of Puffy Face

Puffy FaceCauses are—• Nephrotic syndrome.• Acute glomerulonephritis (AGN).• Myxoedema.• SVC obstruction.• Acromegaly.• Angioneurotic oedema.• Cushing’s syndrome.• Chronic alcoholism.• Severe congestive cardiac failure.• Hereditary angio-oedema.

Causes of Depressed Nasal Bridge

Causes are—• Trauma.• Tuberculosis (TB)(lupus vulgaris).• Leprosy.• Sarcoidosis.• Congenital syphilis (also tertiary).• Wegener’s granulomatosis.• Fungal infection (deep).• Idiopathic midline granuloma.• Cutaneous leishmaniasis.