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Achalasia

Acute coronary syndrome

Acute kidney injury

Acute liver failure

Addison's disease

Airplane ear

Alcohol intolerance

Alcohol poisoning

Alcohol use disorder

Alcoholic hepatitis (Alcohol-associated hepatitis)

Allergies

Alpha-gal syndrome

Amniotic fluid embolism

Anaphylaxis

Aneurysms

Angina

Anthrax

Antibiotic-associated diarrhea

Appendicitis

Ascariasis

Atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor (ATRT)

Autoimmune hepatitis

Bee sting

Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV)

Bile reflux

Bird flu (avian influenza)

Blastocystis hominis

Botulism

Brain aneurysm

Brain tumor

Burkitt lymphoma

C. difficile infection

Carbon monoxide poisoning

Carcinoid tumors

Cardiogenic shock

Castleman disease

Celiac disease

Central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma

Chagas disease

Chest pain

Cholecystitis

Cholera

Choroid plexus carcinoma

Chronic daily headaches

Chronic granulomatous disease

Chronic sinusitis

Cirrhosis

Concussion

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia

Constipation in children

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Craniopharyngioma

CSF leak (Cerebrospinal fluid leak)

Cyclic vomiting syndrome

Dengue fever

Diabetes insipidus

Diabetic coma

Diabetic ketoacidosis

Diabetic neuropathy

Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

Diffuse midline glioma (DMG)

Diverticulitis

Drug allergy

Dumping syndrome

E. coli

Ear infection (middle ear)

Ectopic pregnancy

Egg allergy

Encephalitis

Endometriosis

Enlarged liver

Eosinophilic esophagitis

Esophagitis

Exercise headaches

Extranodal marginal zone lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT)

Food poisoning (foodborne illness)

Functional dyspepsia

Gallbladder cancer

Gastritis

Gastroparesis

Giardia infection (giardiasis)

Glaucoma

Glioma

H1N1 flu (swine flu)

Hangovers

Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome

Headaches in children

Heart attack

Heart failure

Heat exhaustion

Heatstroke

Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection

Hemangioblastoma

Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS)

Hemophilia

Henoch-Schonlein purpura

Hepatitis A

Hepatitis B

Hepatitis C

Hirschsprung's disease

Hydrocele

Hypercalcemia

Hyperglycemia in diabetes

Hyponatremia

Indigestion

Infant reflux

Intestinal ischemia

Intestinal obstruction

Intracranial hematoma

Intussusception

Jellyfish stings

Kawasaki disease

Kidney stones

Krabbe disease

Lactose intolerance

Lead poisoning

Legionnaires' disease

Listeria infection

Liver cancer

Liver disease

Liver hemangioma

Low blood pressure (hypotension)

Malaria

Mantle cell lymphoma

Marginal zone lymphoma

MCAD deficiency

Median arcuate ligament syndrome (MALS)

Medulloblastoma

Meningitis

Menstrual cramps

A monthly period is bad enough. Add in painful menstrual cramps, and you may be cursing this thing called womanhood. How do you get relief?

Mesenteric lymphadenitis

Metastatic (stage 4) prostate cancer

Migraine

Milk allergy

Molar pregnancy

Morning sickness

Multiple myeloma

Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C)

Myocardial ischemia

Norovirus infection

Orchitis

Orthostatic hypotension (postural hypotension)

Ovarian cancer

Ovarian cysts

Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome

Pancreatic cysts

Pancreatitis

Panic attacks and panic disorder

Parvovirus infection

Peanut allergy

Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)

Peptic ulcer

Peripheral T-cell lymphoma

Peritoneal carcinomatosis

Peritonitis

Pilocytic astrocytoma

Pineal gland tumor

Pinworm infection

Pituitary tumors and adenomas

Plague

Polio

One of the most feared diseases of the 20th century, polio has been eradicated from the developed world but remains a threat in less developed nations.

Polymorphous light eruption

Porphyria

Postpartum preeclampsia

Preeclampsia

Primary CNS lymphoma

Pseudomembranous colitis

Pseudotumor cerebri (idiopathic intracranial hypertension)

Pyloric stenosis

Radiation sickness

Recurrent breast cancer

Reye's syndrome

Rotavirus

Ruptured eardrum (perforated eardrum)

Salmonella infection

Scarlet fever

Scarlet fever is a bacterial infection that causes a rash, fever and sore throat and usually affects children and adolescents.

Scrotal masses

Shaken baby syndrome

Shellfish allergy

Small bowel obstruction

Smallpox

Social anxiety disorder (social phobia)

Spider bites

Spinal headaches

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD)

Staph infections

Stomach cancer

Strep throat

Subarachnoid hemorrhage

Sudden cardiac arrest

Symptom Checker

Foot pain? Headache? Sore throat? Skin rash? Use the Symptom Checker to find out what's causing your symptom.

Tapeworm infection

Testicular torsion

Thunderclap headaches

Toxic hepatitis

Toxic shock syndrome

Traumatic brain injury

Traveler's diarrhea

Vascular rings

Vasovagal syncope

Ventricular fibrillation

Viral hepatitis

Wheat allergy

Whooping cough

Wilson's disease

Zollinger-Ellison syndrome

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See also

  1. Achalasia
  2. Acute coronary syndrome
  3. Acute liver failure
  4. Addison's disease
  5. Adrenal fatigue: What causes it?
  6. Airplane ear
  7. Alcohol intolerance
  8. Alcohol use disorder
  9. Allergy medications: Know your options
  10. Allergy-proof your home
  11. Anaphylaxis
  12. Anaphylaxis: First aid
  13. Aneurysms
  14. Angina
  15. Anthrax
  16. Antibiotic-associated diarrhea
  17. Ascariasis
  18. Aspirin allergy: What are the symptoms?
  19. Astrocytoma
  20. Atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor (ATRT)
  21. Autoimmune hepatitis
  22. Beating Ovarian Cancer
  23. Bee sting
  24. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV)
  25. Bile reflux
  26. Blastocystis hominis
  27. Botulism
  28. Brain aneurysm
  29. Brain tumor
  30. Brain tumor FAQs
  31. Brainstem tumor
  32. Bump on the head: When is it a serious head injury?
  33. Burkitt lymphoma
  34. CA 125 test: A screening test for ovarian cancer?
  35. Calcium supplements: A risk factor for heart attack?
  36. Carbon monoxide poisoning
  37. Cardiac asthma: What causes it?
  38. Cardiogenic shock
  39. Celiac disease
  40. Central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma
  41. Chest pain
  42. Cholecystitis
  43. Chronic daily headaches
  44. Chronic granulomatous disease
  45. Chronic kidney disease
  46. Chronic kidney disease: Is a clinical trial right for me?
  47. Chronic sinusitis
  48. Cirrhosis
  49. Cirrhosis self-care and diet
  50. Concussion
  51. Concussion in children: What are the symptoms?
  52. Concussion Telemedicine
  53. Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
  54. Constipation in children
  55. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
  56. Coronavirus: What is it and how can I protect myself?
  57. COVID-19 travel advice
  58. COVID-19 vaccines for kids: What you need to know
  59. COVID-19 vaccines: Get the facts
  60. COVID-19 vs. flu: Similarities and differences
  61. COVID-19: Who's at higher risk of serious symptoms?
  62. Craniopharyngioma
  63. CSF leak (Cerebrospinal fluid leak)
  64. Cyclic vomiting syndrome
  65. Debunking COVID-19 myths
  66. Dengue fever
  67. Diabetic coma
  68. Diabetic Gastroparesis
  69. Diabetic neuropathy
  70. Diabetic neuropathy types: Symptoms tell the story
  71. Different types of COVID-19 vaccines: How they work
  72. Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
  73. Diffuse midline glioma (DMG)
  74. Digestion: How long does it take?
  75. Diverticulitis
  76. Dumping syndrome
  77. E. coli
  78. Ear infection (middle ear)
  79. Ectopic pregnancy
  80. Effectively managing chronic kidney disease
  81. Egg allergy
  82. EGPA (formerly Churg-Strauss syndrome)
  83. Encephalitis
  84. Endometriosis
  85. Endometriosis FAQs
  86. Esophagitis
  87. Extranodal marginal zone lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT)
  88. Fecal transplant treatment of C. difficile at Mayo Clinic
  89. Fight coronavirus (COVID-19) transmission at home
  90. Flu masks
  91. Food allergy
  92. Food allergy vs. food intolerance: What's the difference?
  93. Food poisoning (foodborne illness)
  94. Fructose intolerance: Which foods to avoid?
  95. Gallbladder cancer
  96. Gallbladder polyps: Can they be cancerous?
  97. Gastritis
  98. Giardia infection (giardiasis)
  99. Glaucoma
  100. Glioblastoma
  101. Glioma vs. glioblastoma: What's the difference?
  102. Guide to different tick species and the diseases they carry
  103. H1N1 flu (swine flu)
  104. Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome
  105. Headaches and hormones: What's the connection?
  106. Headaches in children
  107. Headaches: Treatment depends on your diagnosis and symptoms
  108. Heart attack
  109. Heart attack prevention: Should I avoid secondhand smoke?
  110. Heart attack symptoms: Know what's a medical emergency
  111. Heart failure
  112. Heart failure and sex: Is it safe?
  113. Heatstroke
  114. Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection
  115. Hemangioblastoma
  116. Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS)
  117. Hemophilia
  118. Henoch-Schonlein purpura
  119. Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C: What's the difference?
  120. Hepatitis C
  121. Hepatitis C screening
  122. Hepatitis C: How common is sexual transmission?
  123. Hepatitis C: What happens in end-stage liver disease?
  124. Herd immunity and COVID-19: What you need to know
  125. Hirschsprung's disease
  126. How do COVID-19 antibody tests differ from diagnostic tests?
  127. How kidneys work
  128. How well do face masks protect against COVID-19?
  129. Hypercalcemia
  130. Hyponatremia
  131. Infant reflux
  132. Infographic: Multiple Myeloma
  133. Intestinal ischemia
  134. Intracranial hematoma
  135. Intussusception
  136. Is hydroxychloroquine a treatment for COVID-19?
  137. Jellyfish stings
  138. Kawasaki disease
  139. Kidney disease FAQs
  140. Kidney stones
  141. Lead poisoning
  142. Listeria infection
  143. Liver cancer
  144. Liver disease
  145. Liver disease: How medications can harm the liver
  146. Liver hemangioma
  147. Living with Brain Tumors
  148. Long COVID: Lasting effects of COVID-19
  149. Long Term Brain Cancer Survivor
  150. Low blood sodium in older adults: A concern?
  151. Low-phosphorus diet: Helpful for kidney disease?
  152. Malaria
  153. Mantle cell lymphoma
  154. Marathon and the Heat
  155. Marginal zone lymphoma
  156. Mayo Clinic Minute: Avoiding summer E. coli infection
  157. Mayo Clinic Minute: Meningitis 101 for college students
  158. Mayo Clinic Minute: Prevent migraines with magnetic stimulation
  159. Mayo Clinic Minute: Weathering migraines
  160. Mayo Clinic Minute: You're washing your hands all wrong
  161. Mayo Clinic study reporting increased incidence of C. difficile infection
  162. MCAD deficiency
  163. Median arcuate ligament syndrome (MALS)
  164. Medications for liver failure
  165. Medulloblastoma
  166. Meningitis
  167. Migraine
  168. Migraine FAQs
  169. Migraine treatment: Can antidepressants help?
  170. Migraines and gastrointestinal problems: Is there a link?
  171. Migraines and Vertigo
  172. Migraines: Are they triggered by weather changes?
  173. Migraines: Simple steps to head off the pain
  174. Molar pregnancy
  175. Morning sickness
  176. Multiple myeloma
  177. Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C)
  178. Myocardial ischemia
  179. New Hep C Treatment
  180. New Test for Preeclampsia
  181. Nighttime headaches: How can I get relief?
  182. Nighttime panic attacks: What causes them?
  183. Norovirus infection
  184. NSAIDs: Do they increase my risk of heart attack and stroke?
  185. Orchitis
  186. Orthostatic hypotension (postural hypotension)
  187. Ovarian cancer
  188. Ovarian cancer: Still possible after hysterectomy?
  189. Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome
  190. Pain Management
  191. Pancreatic cysts
  192. Pap test: Can it detect ovarian cancer?
  193. Parvovirus infection
  194. Peanut allergy
  195. Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
  196. Peripheral T-cell lymphoma
  197. Peritoneal carcinomatosis
  198. Peritonitis
  199. Pilocytic astrocytoma
  200. Pineal gland tumor
  201. Pinworm infection
  202. Pituitary tumors and adenomas
  203. Plague
  204. Polio
  205. Polymorphous light eruption
  206. Porphyria
  207. Postpartum preeclampsia
  208. Preeclampsia
  209. Pregnancy and COVID-19: What are the risks?
  210. Preventing Kidney Stones
  211. Pseudomembranous colitis
  212. Punk Guitarist Survives Brain Tumor
  213. Pyloric stenosis
  214. Radiation sickness
  215. Recurrent breast cancer
  216. Rhabdomyolysis
  217. Ricin poisoning
  218. Rotavirus
  219. Ruptured eardrum (perforated eardrum)
  220. Safe outdoor activities during the COVID-19 pandemic
  221. Safety tips for attending school during COVID-19
  222. Salmonella infection
  223. Salt craving: A symptom of Addison's disease?
  224. Scarlet fever
  225. Scrotal masses
  226. Self-care for the flu
  227. Sex and COVID-19
  228. Shaken baby syndrome
  229. Silent heart attack: What are the risks?
  230. Social anxiety disorder (social phobia)
  231. Spider bites
  232. Spinal headaches
  233. Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD)
  234. Staph infections
  235. Strep throat
  236. Subarachnoid hemorrhage
  237. Sulfa allergy: Which medicines should I avoid?
  238. Tapeworm infection
  239. Testicular torsion
  240. Thunderclap headaches
  241. Toxic shock syndrome
  242. Vascular rings
  243. Vasovagal syncope
  244. Ventricular fibrillation
  245. Viral hepatitis
  246. What is a heart failure action plan?
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  249. What is kidney disease? An expert explains
  250. What is stomach cancer? A Mayo Clinic expert explains
  251. Wheat allergy
  252. Whooping cough
  253. Whooping cough
  254. Why isn't there a hepatitis C vaccine?
  255. Wilson's disease
  256. Zollinger-Ellison syndrome