Healthcare (Diagnostics)

Unusual Symptoms Could be a Sign of a Serious Disease

Published in Women's Health Weekly, July 7th, 1997

Strange symptoms may be a sign of nothing serious - too much stress, too little sleep - but not always.

A number of diseases that are common in young women, Janis Graham wrote in an article in the July 1997 issue of Redbook, are still unfamiliar to many doctors and therefore often misdiagnosed.

In some cases, a delay in diagnosis could lead to more serious problems, so it is important to know about these diseases and the best ways to sleuth them out.

Mitral Valve Prolapse Syndrome (MVPS): The heart starts to race, an icy sweat breaks out, and the person is overcome by a feeling of panic.

MVPS isn't...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (1997-07-07)

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