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A – Z of Illnesses

A to Z list of common illnesses and conditions including their symptoms, causes, and treatments, brought to you by A to Z list of common illnesses and conditions | NHS inform. We will replace these articles with our own and you can see other articles we have written by checking out our categories or doing a search.

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Abdominal aortic aneurysm Acne Acute cholecystitis Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: Children Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: Teenagers and young adults Acute myeloid leukaemia Acute myeloid leukaemia: Children Acute myeloid leukaemia: Teenagers and young adults Acute pancreatitis Addison’s disease Alcohol-related liver disease Allergic rhinitis Allergies Alzheimer’s disease Anal cancer Anaphylaxis Angioedema Ankylosing spondylitis Anorexia nervosa Anxiety Anxiety disorders in children Appendicitis Arthritis Asbestosis Asthma Atopic eczema Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) Autistic spectrum disorder (ASD)

B

Bacterial vaginosis Benign prostate enlargement Bile duct cancer (cholangiocarcinoma) Binge eating Bipolar disorder Bladder cancer Blood poisoning (sepsis) Bone cancer Bone cancer: Teenagers and young adults Bowel cancer Bowel incontinence Bowel polyps Brain stem death Brain tumours Brain tumours: Children Brain tumours: Teenagers and young adults Breast cancer (female) Breast cancer (male) Bronchiectasis Bronchitis Bulimia Bunion

C

Carcinoid syndrome and carcinoid tumours Catarrh Cellulitis Cerebral palsy Cervical cancer Chest infection Chest pain Chickenpox Chilblains Chlamydia Chronic fatigue syndrome Chronic kidney disease Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia Chronic myeloid leukaemia Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Chronic pain Chronic pancreatitis Cirrhosis Clostridium difficile Coeliac disease Cold sore Coma Common cold Common heart conditions Congenital heart disease Conjunctivitis Constipation Coronavirus (COVID-19) Cough Crohn’s disease Croup Cystic fibrosis Cystitis

D

Deafblindness Deep vein thrombosis Dehydration Dementia Dementia with Lewy bodies Dental abscess Depression Dermatitis herpetiformis Diabetes Diarrhoea Discoid eczema Diverticular disease and diverticulitis Dizziness (Lightheadedness) Down’s syndrome Dry mouth Dysphagia (swallowing problems) Dystonia

E

Earache Earwax build-up Ebola virus disease Ectopic pregnancy Edwards’ syndrome Endometriosis Epilepsy Erectile dysfunction (impotence) Escherichia coli (E. coli) O157 Ewing sarcoma Ewing sarcoma: Children Eye cancer

F

Febrile seizures Feeling of something in your throat (Globus) Fever in adults Fever in children Fibroids Fibromyalgia Farting Flu Foetal alcohol syndrome Food poisoning Functional neurological disorder (FND) Fungal nail infection

G

Gallbladder cancer Gallstones Ganglion cyst Gastroenteritis Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) Genital herpes Genital symptoms Genital warts Germ cell tumours Glandular fever Gonorrhoea Gout Gum disease

H

Haemorrhoids (piles) Hand, foot and mouth disease Hay fever Head and neck cancer Head lice and nits Headaches Hearing loss Heart failure Hepatitis A Hepatitis B Hepatitis C Hiatus hernia High cholesterol HIV Hodgkin lymphoma Hodgkin lymphoma: Children Hodgkin lymphoma: Teenagers and young adults Huntington’s disease Hyperglycaemia (high blood sugar) Hyperhidrosis Hypoglycaemia (low blood sugar)

I

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis Impetigo Indigestion Ingrown toenail Inherited heart conditions Insomnia Iron deficiency anaemia Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) Irritable hip Itching Itchy bottom

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K

Kaposi’s sarcoma Kidney cancer Kidney infection Kidney stones

L

Labyrinthitis Lactose intolerance Laryngeal (larynx) cancer Laryngitis Leg cramps Lichen planus Liver cancer Liver disease Liver tumours Loss of libido Lung cancer Lupus Lyme disease Lymphoedema Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV)

M

Malaria Malignant brain tumour (cancerous) Malnutrition Measles Meningitis Menopause Mesothelioma Middle ear infection (otitis media) Migraine Miscarriage Motor neurone disease (MND) Mouth cancer Mouth ulcer Multiple myeloma Multiple sclerosis (MS) Mumps Meniere’s disease Myasthenia gravis

N

Nasal and sinus cancer Nasopharyngeal cancer Neuroblastoma: Children Neuroendocrine tumours Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) Non-Hodgkin lymphoma Non-Hodgkin lymphoma: Children Norovirus Nosebleed

O

Obesity Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) Obstructive sleep apnoea Oesophageal cancer Oral thrush in adults Osteoporosis Osteosarcoma Otitis externa Ovarian cancer Ovarian cancer: Teenagers and young adults Ovarian cyst Overactive thyroid

P

Paget’s disease of the nipple Pancreatic cancer Panic disorder Parkinson’s disease Patau’s syndrome Pelvic inflammatory disease Pelvic organ prolapse Penile cancer Peripheral neuropathy Personality disorder Pleurisy Pneumonia Polymyalgia rheumatica Post-polio syndrome Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) Postnatal depression Pregnancy and baby Pressure ulcers Prostate cancer Psoriasis Psoriatic arthritis Psychosis Pubic lice

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R

Rare tumours Raynaud’s phenomenon Reactive arthritis Restless legs syndrome Retinoblastoma: Children Rhabdomyosarcoma Rheumatoid arthritis Ringworm and other fungal infections Rosacea

S

Scabies Scarlet fever Schizophrenia Scoliosis Septic shock Shingles Shortness of breath Sickle cell disease Sinusitis Sjogren’s syndrome Skin cancer (melanoma) Skin cancer (non-melanoma) Slapped cheek syndrome Soft tissue sarcomas Soft tissue sarcomas: Teenagers and young adults Sore throat Spleen problems and spleen removal Stillbirth Stomach ache and abdominal pain Stomach cancer Stomach ulcer Streptococcus A (strep A) Stress, anxiety and low mood Stroke Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) Suicide Sunburn Swollen glands Syphilis

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Testicular cancer Testicular cancer: Teenagers and young adults Testicular lumps and swellings Thirst Threadworms Thrush Thyroid cancer Thyroid cancer: Teenagers and young adults Tinnitus Tonsillitis Tooth decay Toothache Transient ischaemic attack (TIA) Trigeminal neuralgia Tuberculosis (TB) Type 1 diabetes Type 2 diabetes Trichomonas infection Transverse myelitis

U

Ulcerative colitis Underactive thyroid Urinary incontinence Urinary tract infection (UTI) Urinary tract infection (UTI) in children Urticaria (hives)

V

Vaginal cancer Vaginal discharge Varicose eczema Venous leg ulcer Vertigo Vitamin B12 or folate deficiency anaemia Vomiting in adults Vulval cancer

W

Warts and verrucas Whooping cough Wilms’ tumour Womb (uterus) cancer

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Y

Yellow fever

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