This complication of shingles can cause pain, itching and numbness long after the shingles rash clears. Treatments can ease symptoms.
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Thrombocytosis
This condition occurs when your body produces too many platelets, the cells that help blood clot. Thrombocytosis can cause clotting or bleeding problems.
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Alcohol poisoning
This condition is due to drinking large amounts of alcohol in a short time. It is serious and can be deadly. Here's what to do in an emergency.
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Syringomyelia
The development of a fluid-filled cyst in the spinal cord can eventually damage the cord and cause symptoms such as pain and muscle weakness.
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Peripheral nerve injuries
These types of injuries affect the nerves that link the brain and spinal cord to nerves in other parts of the body.
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Progressive supranuclear palsy
Learn about this brain condition that affects your ability to walk, move your eyes, talk and eat.
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Hiccups
Caused by spasms of your diaphragm that you can't control, hiccups are usually harmless. Rarely, hiccups may be a sign of an underlying medical problem.
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Fibromuscular dysplasia
Learn more about this condition that can narrow different arteries, including ones that supply blood to your kidneys, brain, heart or belly area.
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Ruptured spleen
A break in the surface of your spleen, usually from a forceful blow to your abdomen, can cause life-threatening internal bleeding.
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Yips
Learn about what causes these involuntary wrist spasms that often frustrate golfers.
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Calciphylaxis
Learn more about this uncommon condition that affects small blood vessels and skin tissues, causing painful skin ulcers.
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Hepatopulmonary syndrome
This lung condition causes low oxygen levels and shortness of breath in people who have advanced liver disease.