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Autoimmune Diseases

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.

autoimmune hepatitis and swine flu

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Hello. Everybody is talking about this swine flu. I am not much concerned about my health, but I am for my father’s since he has autoimmune hepatitis and he is on steroids. I don’t need to explain how his immune system is suppressed. How will he fight against this type of flu? What is...

by User avatar bennie1775135812

where can I find alopecia areata pictures

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Someone told me about this condition called alopecia areata which makes you lose part or all of your hair. Can anyone tell me if it is possible to find pictures of alopecia areata anywhere, and where to look for them? I have been going bald in weird places and am wondering if this is what I might...

by User avatar clementius289133635

polymyositis and physical therapy

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Hi. My brother has been diagnosed with polymyositis. All he sensed was muscle weakness. His specialist recommends some drugs, but I would like to know if there is any option of physical treatment. Is this recommendable? I would really like to read your opinions regarding this. Thank you for...

by User avatar Guest

autoimmune hepatitis hair loss

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I have been suffering from autoimmune hepatitis for three years now and I have noticed that I have started to lose hair. At first, it was just a little bit and I was not overly concerned. Now, it is starting to be more and more and whole strands of hair are coming out into my hairbrush when I do my...

by User avatar guido744136537

discoid lupus on scalp

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Can you tell me if discoid lupus can in fact appear on your scalp? I have had discoid lupus in different places in the past and I now suspect that my scalp has become the latest victim. I am not sure though, and before running to the doctor yet again, I would like to get confirmation that it can...

by User avatar whitman527135164

lupus foods to eat

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Hi to you all! Can you please help me? I am having some friends to dinner tonight and one of them has lupus. I really don't know all that much about the condition, but if I am right, then there is a whole list of foods that she is not allowed to have. Can anyone give me some lupus friendly recipes -...

by User avatar karin945134674

autoimmune hepatitis histopathology

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I have started writing some material about autoimmune hepatitis, and I really need to gain access to some good sources on the histopathology of the disease. It seems to me that this board is well visited and some people must have information about this. Please post some answers up on here if you...

by User avatar webster1418137157

lupus hypercoagulability

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My friend has been diagnosed with lupus. However, it seems that his blood has a higher ability to clot. It seems he also has a hypercoagubility syndrome. Do those two entities have link between each other or not? Maybe I am asking a silly question, but I am not a medical expert, so don’t mind...

by User avatar beltran1341135961

cerebral vasculitis disease

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Can somebody tell me what cerebral vasculitis is? I have heard about vasculitis, and I guess that cerebral vasculitis must be vasculitis of the brain? So do the vessels in the brain thicken, widen or block? I suppose that this is fatal, or at least life threatening? Please send some info my way?

by User avatar mohammed1271137017

vasculitis hepatitis c

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My doctor told me that there are forms of vasculitis that can be caused by hepatitis C. Are there any such types of vasculitis, and are they acute or systematic? I would love to gain some insights into this. Could you provide a list from somewhere? Or book recommendations would also be wonderful!

by User avatar claudius319134673