Signs and symptoms

A general feeling of being unwell, uneasy or weak, without one clear cause.

A bite in which the upper and lower teeth do not meet as they should when the jaw closes.

A period of unusually high energy, mood and activity that is clearly different from the person's usual self.

Infection of the mastoid air cells in the bone behind the ear, usually spread from a middle ear infection.

Black, sticky stool that looks like tar.

An inner ear disorder with attacks of vertigo, hearing loss, tinnitus and a feeling of fullness in the ear.

Menstrual periods that are very heavy or last longer than usual.

A person's state of mind at a given time: how alert they are, what they know and how they think, speak and behave.

Tiny, white, raised bumps on the skin, most often on a newborn's nose, chin and cheeks.

Narrowing (constriction) of the pupil of the eye.

Flat, blue-gray patches of skin present at birth, now called congenital dermal melanocytosis.

A rounded, full, puffy face with fat padding in the cheeks.

A cyst or swelling filled with mucus, in a blocked sinus or from a leaking small salivary gland.

An extra whooshing or swishing sound heard with a stethoscope over the heart, made by turbulent blood flow.

A sudden catch in breathing, from pain, when the examiner presses under the right ribs while the person breathes in deeply.

Muscle pain or aching.

Weakness of the muscles.

Widening (dilation) of the pupil of the eye.

Myoglobin, a pigment from broken-down muscle, in the urine, which turns it brown or tea colored.

Severe hypothyroidism, with puffy, thickened skin from a mucus-like substance building up under it.