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Ask or answer questions about AI diseases including diabetes Type 1, rheumatoid arthritis, Sjögren's syndrome, systemic lupus erythematosus, multiple sclerosis, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, Graves' disease, and Raynaud’s phenomenon on this forum.

Increased titer anti-ds DNA antibodies in SLE

It seems I have another thing to worry about when it comes to my mother’s health. She is 66 years old and suffers from diabetes. And it looks like SLE had somehow crawled in her life too. Her test results showed that she has increased titer anti-ds DNA antibodies and that led the doctors to...

by User avatar leyla153058133

I have MS. What cognitive difficulties I can expect?

Hello, folks. I have been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. I know that this disease can lead to physical disability. However, I would also like to know what kind of cognitive difficulties I can expect. Can anyone tell me this? I will appreciate all your replies considering this. Thank you in...

by User avatar madelena107398466

complications from diabetes type 1

Hi, I was diagnosed with diabetes type 1 when I was eleven years old. I wasn't very aware of the situation at the time, but now I know exactly what I am dealing with. I am very careful when it comes to my insulin injections and my diet. I also work out regularly. In general, I lead a very healthy...

by User avatar herve44146

most common poliomyelitis symptoms

My family and I are due to make a trip to India at the end of next month. We are very excited, but I am slightly worried because I have been told that poliomyelitis is still endemic in India. Can anyone inform me of the most common symptoms of poliomyelitis? I'd like to know if we come into contact...

by User avatar willis920132161

wegener granulomatosis on emedicine

Reading on emedicine, I found some very interesting info about wegener granulomatosis - not so much about the disease itself, but about the naming and the person who discovered the disease if you like. He was a member of the Nazi Party in Germany and performed experiments on the remains of bodies...

by User avatar andrew436134538

Just recently diagnosed with Crohn's, are these flare up symptoms?

Hello, After seeing one doctor after another I finally had a luck with running into good GI specialist who was first to suspect that all the symptoms I  was experiencing and was treated for separately are in fact just the symptoms Crohn's disease has been causing to my body for far too long. I...

by User avatar Guest

If you have been having extreme fatigue, nausea, etc. you should have a lupus test

Answered by a doctor

All the ladies that have been having extreme fatigue, nausea, etc. Have they ever been to a Rheumatologist for a Lupus test ??? I have Lupus and it seems very similiar to the symptoms I've been experiencing for the past 8 or 9 months, off and on. That might help them if they could, because Lupus has...

by User avatar Guest

celiac gum disease

Hi, guys. My friend has been diagnosed with celiac gum disease. I have heard about celiac in general, but not about the gum localization. I know that he has problem with bleeding gums. Can someone tell me more about this form of the disease? It would mean a lot to me.

by User avatar quincy980144187

What are the factors that contribute to SLE?

Hello, I am 37 years old and I have no ongoing illnesses, so far. But my friend has been diagnosed with SLE and I can see how it is painful for her. Her symptoms are fever, arthritis and it seems like that she has pericarditis too. Can you tell me what are the factors that contribute to SLE?

by User avatar kalli71380696

devick syndrome

I have a friend who knows a lot about medicine. He told me about some new disease called Devic’s syndrome. He said it is a rare autoimmune central nervous system disorder characterized by transverse myelitis. I was surprised when I found out how dangerous it could be, so I would like to hear more...

by User avatar struble205