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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.

lupus low blood pressure

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My mother in law was diagnosed with lupus several years ago. Lately, she has been complaining on low blood pressure. I was wondering if this is normal and something we should expect or not. Has anyone had similar problem? I will really appreciate to read what you think. Thank you in advance.

by User avatar renard1301132958

lupus symptoms and signs in children

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I am a concerned grandmother to be. My daughter in law suffers from lupus, which I don’t really know that much about but I know that she has to take treatment for it on a permanent bases, and that she has flares of lupus, and stages of remission at times. Though I have been told that my...

by User avatar mella1187132937

vasculitis brain biopsy

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M favourite uncle has been hospitalized. It seems he has vasculitis and the process is localized in the cerebral blood vessels. His doctor wants to perform brain biopsy in order to establish diagnosis. I am really wondering if this is necessary. This procedure is not harmless as far as I know.

by User avatar carly1969135813

celiac and drinking alcohol

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Can anyone enlighten me in relation to celiac and whether celiac patients are allowed to drink alcohol? I would guess that beer has gluten in it and would be off limits for celiac patients because of this, but I am not a 100 per cent sure. How about other alcoholic beverages? Please tell me more!

by User avatar gordy1925134670

Strangeness, kidney infection.

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During the most stressful periods in my life, I began to get kidney infections. This all began when I was 24, I will be 30 in Feb. After the first one, each time I'd get stressed I would get another. Not minor stress, but big time stuff. As I have gotten older, I have gone down hill. I now have...

by User avatar j_l80132045

lupus weight loss surgery

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Hi, good people. My friend was diagnosed with lupus several years ago. She had some complications, so she had to go to surgery .Ever since the surgery, she has been experiencing some weight loss. I was wondering if this can be caused by this operation. Can anyone answer me this question?

by User avatar hadleigh1674132679

lupus antibodies in pregnancy

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Hi. A good friend of mine got pregnant, but she also has lupus. I would like to know something more about the prognosis of this kind of pregnancy. Is there any connection to the antibodies here? I would really appreciate if someone could tell me something more about this. Thanks. Bye!

by User avatar nert1303132677

lupus nephritis treatment guidelines

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Hey guys. I really need your help. I am going to be looking after someone with lupus nephritis. I am a registered nurse but I don’t know a lot about the treatment guidelines of autoimmune disorders. Could you post up some information please, so that I am informed before I get to this patient?...

by User avatar austin1548132704

autoimmune hepatitis of the liver

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My friend has been experiencing some liver problems. I hear she has autoimmune hepatitis of the liver. I have heard about autoimmune disease, but I didn’t know it can affect liver. What kind of symptoms I can expect here? I would really appreciate any kind of info considering this. Thanks for...

by User avatar bax934132687

how is autoimmune hepatitis diagnosed

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Hi! I have been having skin rashes, joint pains, I have been feeling sick and do not feel like eating recently. I have also got some embarrassing problems with my stools. A search on google leads me to believe that my symptoms are consistent with autoimmune hepatitis. Can someone tell me about the...

by User avatar graig990132697