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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.

systemic vasculitis symptoms

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My mom has been having a set of symptoms that is concerning to the whole family, and my sister has been doing a lot of reading on the web because of this. For some reason, she now thinks my mom has systemic vasculitis. Can anyone tell me what the symptoms of this are? Who is most likely to get it?

by User avatar lemuel1934136795

drug induced lupus syndrome

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My friend has been diagnosed with drug induced lupus syndrome. I am not sure what it is all about. I know that he has been using certain medications for years, but I am not sure which ones. I would like to find out something more about this. Thank you for replying to my post.

by User avatar nikita1190133195

polymyositis thyroid

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My friend has been diagnosed with polymyositis. He was complaining on some muscle weakness and some tests have been done. However, lately doctors think that his thyroid gland is not functioning properly. I wonder if it is possible to misdiagnose these two conditions or maybe they are associated one...

by User avatar wit1445133197

what is lupus remission

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Hello, everyone. A good friend of mine has been diagnosed with lupus. I know something about it, but recently I have heard a new term that I haven’t heard before – lupus remission. I would like to know what it is. I was hoping someone here will help me with this. Thanks.

by User avatar jereme1208133193

autoimmune hepatitis liver biopsy

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I would like to ask something. My friend is suspected to have autoimmune hepatitis. It hasn’t been confirmed yet. I would like to know if liver biopsy is really necessary for diagnosis. I would like to find out something more about this. Can someone provide me with more info? I would...

by User avatar eddy391133185

autoimmune hepatitis liver transplant

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Can anyone give me some figures on how many folks with autoimmune hepatitis end up with a liver transplant in the end? And more to the point I am very curious to know how many autoimmune hepatitis patients that need a liver transplant actually get one? And if it doesn't happen for some reason, what...

by User avatar rowland967134667

autoimmune hepatitis serology

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It is so frustrating for me, and for other people with autoimmune hepatitis, that there is no known cause of the disease! Does anyone here know about any clues with regard to serology and serologic markers? Are there any books I can read about this? Yahoo groups to join? Anything at all?

by User avatar duncan1255136532

vasculitis gangrene

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My friend was diagnosed with vasculitis few years ago. However, lately he has developed gangrene. I was wondering if this can be caused by his basic disease. I would really appreciate if someone could give me some more info on this. What treatment options are there? Does anyone know? I hope someone...

by User avatar matthias936135953

polymyositis video

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Hi! How are you all? Can anyone direct me to some useful videos of polymyositis, and how the disease might progress? I know that there are many pictures around, but the idea of a video really appeals to me. Perhaps something on youtube or something? If you know of any, please link them here.

by User avatar homere1004137015

polymyositis emg

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My father has been experiencing lately some muscle weakness which sometimes can even develop into pain. Doctor suspects on polymyositis and wants to do an emg to establish it. I was wondering if this is enough for diagnosis. Will there be necessary some other methods? What do you think? Thank you in...

by User avatar reynard349135959