This excessive forward rounding of the back is often caused by osteoporosis in older women. Spinal malformations can cause kyphosis in infants or teens.
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Pleurisy
In this condition, the tissues that line the lungs and chest cavity (pleura) become inflamed, causing sharp chest pain that worsens during breathing.
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Pneumonitis
A general term for lung swelling and irritation, it's often caused by breathing in irritants. The swelling can cause trouble breathing and a dry cough.
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Exercise-induced asthma
Regular exercise is good for you in many ways, but for some people, exercise can trigger breathing problems. Medicine can help.
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Diabetic retinopathy
Good diabetes management and regular exams can help prevent this diabetes complication that affects the eyes. Find out how.
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Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
Find out more about the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of this type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
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Heart arrhythmia
Learn about common heart rhythm disorders that can cause your heart to beat too fast, too slow or irregularly.
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Mitral valve disease
Learn more about diseases that affect the valve between the left heart chambers, including mitral valve regurgitation and mitral valve stenosis.
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Atrial flutter
Learn more about this condition in which the heart's upper chambers beat too quickly, causing a rapid, but usually regular, heart rhythm.
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Heart disease
Learn about symptoms, causes and treatment of cardiovascular disease, a term describing a wide range of conditions that can affect the heart.
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Elevated blood pressure
If your blood pressure is slightly elevated, eating better and moving more can help prevent prehypertension from becoming high blood pressure.
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Hidradenitis suppurativa
This condition causes small, painful lumps to form where your skin rubs together. The lumps heal and return and can lead to the formation of tunnels and scarring.