Sentences with phrase «rare pain condition»

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A deficiency of vitamin C — which is actually rare in the developed world — can lead to a condition called scurvy, the symptoms of which include pain in the joints, fatigue, bleeding or inflamed gums and — in babies — problems with growth.

They may be recovering from knee surgery, they may be wounded veterans or they may have a rare neurological condition that can cause excruciating full - body pain.

Clinically, the genetic and trauma - caused conditions are very similar, with bone formation in muscle leading to pain and restricted movement, according to the leader of the new study, Edward Hsiao, MD, PhD, an endocrinologist who cares for patients with rare and unusual bone diseases at the UCSF Metabolic Bone Clinic in the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism.

Since this relatively rare condition was first described in 1990, evidence has suggested that it is typically triggered by episodes of severe emotional distress, such as grief, anger or fear, with patients developing chest pains and breathlessness.

The rare condition, which accounts for only 3 % to 5 % of clubbing cases, results in enlarged fingertips and joint pain but does not cause the other underlying disorders — although some patients also develop heart disease.

In more rare cases, symptoms of gas, bloating, and pain might be caused by a disease or condition in the colon or in the abdomen.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider the case of a Missouri inmate who contends a rare medical condition would make being put to death by lethal injection «gruesome and painful» beyond the pain inherent in an execution.