Best Missouri Public Health Medicine Specialists

Paget's Disease
Paget's disease is a chronic condition that results in enlarged and deformed bones. Although any bone in the body may be affected, the most common sites are the spine, skull, pelvis, thighs, and lower legs. The disease does not usually spread to other normal bones.

Osgood-Schlatter Disease
Osgood-Schlatter disease is inflammation of the bone and surrounding soft tissue just below the knee. It occurs at the point where the tibia (shinbone) attaches to the tendon of the kneecap (patellar tendon).

Meniere's Disease
Meniere's disease is a disorder of the labyrinth in the inner ear. The labyrinth is a system of cavities and canals in the inner ear that affects hearing, balance, and eye movement.

Legionnaire's Disease
Legionnaire's disease is a lung infection. It is a form of Pneumonia. It got its name after it struck at the American Legionnaires Convention in 1976.

Parkinson's Disease
Parkinson's Disease is a gradually progressive degenerative disorder of the central nervous system. Parkinson's disease belongs to a group of conditions called movement disorders. There are four characteristic problems caused by Parkinson's disease, including tremor at rest, balance problems, stiffness, and slowness of movement.

Lyme Disease
Lyme disease is a bacterial infection resulting from the bite of an infected tick. The most common type of tick that carries the bacteria is the tiny deer tick, or black–legged tick, which is about the size of a poppy seed. Another tick thought to spread the disease is the lone star tick.

Cough
A cough is a sudden expulsion of air from the lungs. Its purpose is usually to clear secretions and inhaled foreign substances from the lungs and respiratory tract.

Niemann-Pick Disease
Niemann-Pick disease refers to a group of inherited conditions that affect the body's metabolism. In patients with this rare disorder, fatty material builds up in various vital organs, sometimes including the brain.

Lewy Body Disease
Dementia is the progressive loss of memory and various other mental functions, including the ability to learn, reason, and judge. Lewy body disease is caused by the build up of Lewy bodies. These are abnormal protein deposits inside brain cells that control certain aspects of memory and motor control. It is the second most common type of progressive dementia.

Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease
Legg-Calve-Perthes disease (LCPD) is a rare hip disease. It affects children 2-12 years old. LCPD is a disorder of the top of the leg bone (femoral head). The disorder interrupts blood flow to the hip. The loss of flow impairs bone growth and causes deformity. Over time the bone breaks and reforms causing the child to limp. LCPD most often occurs in just one hip, with only about 10% of cases involving both sides.