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LOVE SYNDROME

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AETIOLOGY(CAUSE) : Unknown AGE OF ONSET : Teenage. Recent studies have shown that it may affect people up to 25 years of age or more. RISK OR PREDISPOSING FACTORS : The age itself is the major risk factor. Others include (a) Co-education (b) Cell Phones (c) Movies (d) Internet. Of these, the part played by the cell phones is note worthy. PATHOLOGY : Multi Organ System Failure CLINICAL FEATURES SYMPTOMS A) The most common presenting feature is throbbing pain in the heart often described by the patient as sweet pain. B) Loss of appetite. C) Sleeplessness. D) Day dreaming E) Disinterest in any type of work. There is a danger of the patient being transformed into a poet. SIGNS A) Very much dilated pupils (In search of his sweet heart). B) Blushing of cheeks (mainly seen in girls). C) On Auscultation: The first Heart sound is heard as LOVE instead of LUB. D) Smiling to self. PATHOGENESIS AND CLINICAL COURSE The disease is gradual in onset. The patient presents with vague symptoms like loss