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Lead poisoning

Lead is a well-known heavy metal which has been used for many purposes since antiquity. It is extremely poisonous with both physical and mental harmful effects.

Condition with increased permeability of the intestinal wall, thus enabling large molecules, bacteria, protein fragments, and other substances to enter the circulation leading to tiredness, inflammation, abdominal pain, allergy, and more.

LED - Lupus erythematus disseminatus

An autoimmune disease of the connective tissue caused by antibody production against bodily tissue. May attack a single organ or involve several organs and tissues. The symptoms are loss of appetite, tiredness, weight loss, light fever, and rashes.

Leg ulcers

Persistent wounds on the lower legs. Most common in elderly people with reduced circulation in the legs, accompanying varicose veins, and diabetes. Caused by insufficient supply of oxygen and nourishment to the wounds arresting the healing process.

Leukoderma

See "Vitiligo".

Leukoplakia

Spots or whitish "drawings", typically in the oral cavity. Also seen in parts of the upper respiratory tract, uterine cervix, labia, urinary bladder, etc. The condition is usually totally harmless, but in rare cases leukoplakia can develop into cancer.

Lice

Insects with a length of a few millimetres that suck blood from and plant their eggs on mammals. In humans they are present in three forms: Head lice, body lice, and crab lice; the first one is the most common.

Liver spots

Fungal infection appearing as red or brown discolourations on the chest or back. The rash is scaly, but not very contagous. Can be treated with fungicides. A different kind of liver spots is brown discolourations of the facial area in pregnant women.

Low blood sugar

Should actually be called fluctuating blood sugar. The results are frequent cravings for sweets, fast transferable carbohydrates or alcohol when blood-glucose levels fall to low values. There are many symptoms - both physical and psychological.

Lupus (vulgaris)

Chronic bacterial infection with tuberculosis bacteria. Tiny, yellowish brown nodules will appear, mostly in the facial area, which in time evolve into deep wounds. The bacteria are tolerant in nature, but sensitive to ultraviolet radiation.

Lyme Borreliosis - Lyme disease

The wood tick is an arachnid capable of transmitting dangerous bacteria like Borrelia and Ehrlichia. Both humans and animals can be attacked. The risk of being infected by wood ticks after a walk in the woods has increased over the last 20 years.