Al-Mustafa Homoeo Clinic

26/12/2025

Palliative care is a broad approach to managing serious illnesses, focusing on comfort, symptom relief, and quality of life for patients and families at any stage of a life-limiting condition, while end-of-life care is a specialized subset of palliative care focused on the final months of life, typically when curative treatments have stopped and the focus is solely on comfort and peaceful closure. In short, all end-of-life care is palliative, but not all palliative care is end-of-life care; palliative care can start much earlier, even alongside curative treatments.

25/12/2025

02/12/2025

Ludwig's angina is a type of severe cellulitis involving the floor of the mouth and is often caused by bacterial sources. Early in the infection, the floor of the mouth raises due to swelling, leading to difficulty swallowing saliva. As a result, patients may present with drooling and difficulty speaking.

12/11/2025

Warthin's tumor, also known as papillary cystadenoma lymphomatosum, is a benign cystic tumor of the salivary glands containing abundant lymphocytes and germinal centers. It is named for pathologist Aldred Scott Warthin, who described two cases in 1929.

08/11/2025

Lamellar ichthyosis, also known as ichthyosis lamellaris and nonbullous congenital ichthyosis, is a rare inherited skin disorder, affecting around 1 in 600,000 people.

06/11/2025

Sarcopenia is a type of muscle loss that occurs with aging and/or immobility. It is characterized by the degenerative loss of skeletal muscle mass, quality, and strength. The rate of muscle loss is dependent on exercise level, co-morbidities, nutrition and other factors.

28/10/2025

A cyclorefraction test, also known as a cycloplegic refraction, is an eye exam that uses dilating eye drops to temporarily paralyze the focusing muscles of the eye. This allows an eye doctor to get an accurate measurement of a person's total refractive error without the influence of over-focusing, which is especially common in children. The test helps determine the correct eyeglass or contact lens prescription and can also detect underlying eye conditions.

27/10/2025

Ablepharon macrostomia syndrome is an extremely rare, autosomal dominant genetic disorder characterized by abnormal phenotypic appearances that primarily affect the head and face as well as the skull, skin, fingers and ge****ls. AMS generally results in abnormal ectoderm-derived structures.

05/09/2025

Cherubism is a rare genetic disorder that causes prominence in the lower portion in the face. The name is derived from the temporary chubby-cheeked resemblance to putti, the chubby-faced infants featured in Renaissance paintings, which were often mistakenly described as cherubim.

21/08/2025

Marfan syndrome is a multi-systemic genetic disorder that affects the connective tissue. Those with the condition tend to be tall and thin, with long arms, legs, fingers, and toes. They also typically have exceptionally flexible joints and abnormally curved spines.

15/08/2025

Polydactyly is a congenital condition where a person is born with extra fingers or toes. It's the most common congenital hand difference, meaning it's a difference in limb development that's present at birth. In the case of polydactyly of the hand, a person has one or more extra fingers.