What Is Lupus Disease
Lupus is an auto immune disease which affects different organs of the body, joints, skins and internal organs also. This disease is found in both males and female but according to the stats lupus disease is mostly found in females. This is a hereditary disease and it is carried from parents, in special cases lupus disease has nothing to so with family. The normal age group for this disease is from eight to fifty years. Lupus disease is mostly found in Asian and African American peoples.
The main disorder of this disease is that the antibodies starts attacking and destroying the healthy body cells. Most of the lupus disease patients are having this disease because of their family history, but some cases have no family involved in the disease. Certain drugs are also responsible for the lupus disease. Other symptoms are also being related to the lupus disease but only in theory there is still no practical evidence for that.
Symptoms of this disease are very acute, and lupus disease causes extreme pain in joints and other parts of the body. Lupus is well known for causing arthritis in the hands. Patients suffer from rashes on the skin and they also form bruises and painful nodules. Major kidney problems occurs which can even lead to dialysis. In the nervous system part it can cause psychosis, dysfunction and mild headaches. Pulmonary embolism can have blood clots. Chest pain can occur because of heart problem. Heart problem can even create endocarditis and myocarditis. Lupus disease causes several problems in heart and nervous system. Lupus disease causes serious damage to the body regarding internal organs and other body parts. As lupus destroys the healthy cells it is very difficult to predict a perfect area where lupus disease occurs as it can attack any working cell.
There is no permanent cure of the disease and so only the symptoms of the lupus disease can be cured. For different symptoms there are different symptomatic cures, for example pain in joints can be treated by external lotions and anti inflammatory drugs, problems in nervous system can be treated accordingly. The perfect cure of the disease is not at all possible so symptoms are minutely observed and then on that basis medicines are given to the patient. The patients of lupus disease are instructed to live a healthy life style with balanced diet and some daily exercise, exercise helps the body to fight against this disease.
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Sunday, June 29, 2014
What Is Autoimmune Disease?
What Is Autoimmune Disease?
When the body's immune system starts to attack its own body tissues thinking that it is a foreign threat, then this is what is referred to autoimmune disorder. The immune system may start destroying insulin producing islet cells and this usually happens in the case of juvenile diabetes. This is a perfect example of autoimmune disease.
There is a case where the immune system can destroy the organs connecting tissues leading to lupus condition. The term autoimmune can also be used to refer to a varied group of more than 80 serious and chronic illnesses that usually involve almost every human organ system. Basically, predications have led to the fact that a single cause is the main culprit in the autoimmune diseases. In fact, there are suggestions that the autoimmune disease should just be regarded as one disease that normally manifests itself as many distinct syndromes. There is compelling, extensive and growing evidence in favor of this suggestion. It is always a case where there is misdirection to the body's immune system which starts attacking the very organs it was meant to protect.
For years, it has been known that a patient with autoimmune disease cab has a relative with the disease but it occurs that they don't have the same type. Autoimmune diseases have repeatedly been found by major genetic studies to be linked to the same region of an ethromosome as genes that are involved in the training of the immune system to identify "self" tissue. In the twists and turns regarding the autoimmune disease, it is possible that the sibling of a common identical human twin not to have the autoimmune disease but the parents have it. There are also many where different immune disease is expressed by twins. Type 1 diabetes, multiple sclerosis, lupus and psoriasis are some of the most common syndromes of the autoimmune disease.
Research by various organizations has failed to identify the response of this mechanism. But some of the suggestions hold that the immune response is triggered by various microorganisms and drugs. This usually happens in cases that have a genetic predisposition to an autoimmune disease. It is also very possible that some patients might experience the same auto immune disease at the same time. There is also various arthritis and its related conditions that are believed and considered to be autoimmune related diseases.
In simple terms, the autoimmune disease can be a group of conditions that have many common features.
When the body's immune system starts to attack its own body tissues thinking that it is a foreign threat, then this is what is referred to autoimmune disorder. The immune system may start destroying insulin producing islet cells and this usually happens in the case of juvenile diabetes. This is a perfect example of autoimmune disease.
There is a case where the immune system can destroy the organs connecting tissues leading to lupus condition. The term autoimmune can also be used to refer to a varied group of more than 80 serious and chronic illnesses that usually involve almost every human organ system. Basically, predications have led to the fact that a single cause is the main culprit in the autoimmune diseases. In fact, there are suggestions that the autoimmune disease should just be regarded as one disease that normally manifests itself as many distinct syndromes. There is compelling, extensive and growing evidence in favor of this suggestion. It is always a case where there is misdirection to the body's immune system which starts attacking the very organs it was meant to protect.
For years, it has been known that a patient with autoimmune disease cab has a relative with the disease but it occurs that they don't have the same type. Autoimmune diseases have repeatedly been found by major genetic studies to be linked to the same region of an ethromosome as genes that are involved in the training of the immune system to identify "self" tissue. In the twists and turns regarding the autoimmune disease, it is possible that the sibling of a common identical human twin not to have the autoimmune disease but the parents have it. There are also many where different immune disease is expressed by twins. Type 1 diabetes, multiple sclerosis, lupus and psoriasis are some of the most common syndromes of the autoimmune disease.
Research by various organizations has failed to identify the response of this mechanism. But some of the suggestions hold that the immune response is triggered by various microorganisms and drugs. This usually happens in cases that have a genetic predisposition to an autoimmune disease. It is also very possible that some patients might experience the same auto immune disease at the same time. There is also various arthritis and its related conditions that are believed and considered to be autoimmune related diseases.
In simple terms, the autoimmune disease can be a group of conditions that have many common features.
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Symptoms Of Lupus Disease
Symptoms Of Lupus Disease
The symptoms of lupus disease are always very hard to diagnose and as a result, it continues to pose challenges for physicians all over the world. The symptoms are always confusing especially when the disease is still in its infant stages. When a patient walks in the hospital with nonspecific symptoms, the last thing a doctor may be thinking of is lupus. As a result, the patient is likely to continue suffering for long periods of time without the correct medication. Most doctors are given to think that these symptoms are due to stress and depressions.
For the patients, this is most frustrating because people think they are lazy or crazy. Nobody believes them because physically they may just look fine.
It is vitally important that a doctor knows these symptoms so that the disease is detected early. Early detection is very important as it helps lower the chance to the damage of the patient's organs as well as reducing other complications that may accompany this condition. The disease can be diagnosed by any of the following three methods:
* Carrying out blood and urine tests
* Using the patient's past medical history and exams
* Report of symptoms for the patient
Another common test that doctors use to detect the presence of the disease is the anti-nuclear antibody test. Simply referred to as ANA, this test looks for those antibodies that are reacting against the nucleus. When the person is found to have an elevated ANA, this could be a pointer that they suffer from this condition.
A study on the symptoms of lupus revealed that what most patients were worried about regarding this condition was fatigue. In spite of sleeping all night, patients still woke up feeling tired and exhausted. They could not even pick their children from school or attend to other normal chores. This problem may last for a long as four months and then it suddenly disappears.
Another symptom that manifests itself when a person is suffering from this disease is flu-related symptoms. These are swelling around the eyes, pain in the joints and in the chest.
The following are some of the symptoms of lupus:
* Skin rashes that is unexplainable
* Anemia
* Pain in the legs and also in the arms
* Tendency to suffer from urinary tract infections
* Kidney disorders
* Tendency of catching fevers
* Exhaustion or fatigue
* Sores in the mouth
If a patient has those symptoms, then it is s highly recommended that a doctor diagnoses them with lupus.
The symptoms of lupus disease are always very hard to diagnose and as a result, it continues to pose challenges for physicians all over the world. The symptoms are always confusing especially when the disease is still in its infant stages. When a patient walks in the hospital with nonspecific symptoms, the last thing a doctor may be thinking of is lupus. As a result, the patient is likely to continue suffering for long periods of time without the correct medication. Most doctors are given to think that these symptoms are due to stress and depressions.
For the patients, this is most frustrating because people think they are lazy or crazy. Nobody believes them because physically they may just look fine.
It is vitally important that a doctor knows these symptoms so that the disease is detected early. Early detection is very important as it helps lower the chance to the damage of the patient's organs as well as reducing other complications that may accompany this condition. The disease can be diagnosed by any of the following three methods:
* Carrying out blood and urine tests
* Using the patient's past medical history and exams
* Report of symptoms for the patient
Another common test that doctors use to detect the presence of the disease is the anti-nuclear antibody test. Simply referred to as ANA, this test looks for those antibodies that are reacting against the nucleus. When the person is found to have an elevated ANA, this could be a pointer that they suffer from this condition.
A study on the symptoms of lupus revealed that what most patients were worried about regarding this condition was fatigue. In spite of sleeping all night, patients still woke up feeling tired and exhausted. They could not even pick their children from school or attend to other normal chores. This problem may last for a long as four months and then it suddenly disappears.
Another symptom that manifests itself when a person is suffering from this disease is flu-related symptoms. These are swelling around the eyes, pain in the joints and in the chest.
The following are some of the symptoms of lupus:
* Skin rashes that is unexplainable
* Anemia
* Pain in the legs and also in the arms
* Tendency to suffer from urinary tract infections
* Kidney disorders
* Tendency of catching fevers
* Exhaustion or fatigue
* Sores in the mouth
If a patient has those symptoms, then it is s highly recommended that a doctor diagnoses them with lupus.
Rheumatoid Arthritis Autoimmune Disease
Rheumatoid Arthritis Autoimmune Disease
Rheumatoid arthritis is one of the many types of arthritis that exist today. More than that, it is the most common type of arthritis according to medical experts. About 2.1 people in the US have this disease today. This autoimmune disease mainly affects people who are between 30 and 50 years old. However, anybody can get the disease at any age.
This chronic disease has many people's lives a living hell all over the world. The fact that it is an autoimmune disease means that it is triggered by the body's immune system. This means that the tissues of the body are attacked, by mistake, by the system's own immune system. The immune system makes use of complex antibodies and cells in order to fight foreign substances such as bacteria and viruses, which can harm the body.
The rheumatoid arthritis autoimmune disease effects result in inflammation of joints. Moreover, some crucial organs such as kidneys, heart and lungs can also be affected as well. In order for the condition to be diagnosed, there is need for combinations of many diagnosis procedures to be used. The course of rheumatoid arthritis is always difficult to predict since the disease can progress in two completely different ways.
Severe joint pain is a common problem among all rheumatoid arthritis sufferers. This is because the immune system affects the joints. Some patients can go through joint pain without undergoing any painful experiences at all. Therefore, in order for the best treatments to be achieved, many tests need to be carried out.
If you are found to be suffering from rheumatoid arthritis after the blood tests are carried out, you either have the seronegative or seropositive variety. The term 'sero' is derived from the medical term 'serum'. When blood tests show negative results even when you have the disease, then the variety of disease you are suffering from is seronegative rheumatoid arthritis. Conversely, if the serum tests show positive results, then you are suffering from seropositive rheumatoid arthritis. Eighty per cent of all rheumatoid arthritis diagnoses result in the seropositive variety.
Proper description of symptoms is important if patients with seronegative rheumatoid arthritis are to be diagnosed correctly. This is because it is risky to wait until complete joint damage has been done since it might be too late to do anything about the problem. The damage can even extend to muscles, organs and bones.
Rheumatoid arthritis is one of the many types of arthritis that exist today. More than that, it is the most common type of arthritis according to medical experts. About 2.1 people in the US have this disease today. This autoimmune disease mainly affects people who are between 30 and 50 years old. However, anybody can get the disease at any age.
This chronic disease has many people's lives a living hell all over the world. The fact that it is an autoimmune disease means that it is triggered by the body's immune system. This means that the tissues of the body are attacked, by mistake, by the system's own immune system. The immune system makes use of complex antibodies and cells in order to fight foreign substances such as bacteria and viruses, which can harm the body.
The rheumatoid arthritis autoimmune disease effects result in inflammation of joints. Moreover, some crucial organs such as kidneys, heart and lungs can also be affected as well. In order for the condition to be diagnosed, there is need for combinations of many diagnosis procedures to be used. The course of rheumatoid arthritis is always difficult to predict since the disease can progress in two completely different ways.
Severe joint pain is a common problem among all rheumatoid arthritis sufferers. This is because the immune system affects the joints. Some patients can go through joint pain without undergoing any painful experiences at all. Therefore, in order for the best treatments to be achieved, many tests need to be carried out.
If you are found to be suffering from rheumatoid arthritis after the blood tests are carried out, you either have the seronegative or seropositive variety. The term 'sero' is derived from the medical term 'serum'. When blood tests show negative results even when you have the disease, then the variety of disease you are suffering from is seronegative rheumatoid arthritis. Conversely, if the serum tests show positive results, then you are suffering from seropositive rheumatoid arthritis. Eighty per cent of all rheumatoid arthritis diagnoses result in the seropositive variety.
Proper description of symptoms is important if patients with seronegative rheumatoid arthritis are to be diagnosed correctly. This is because it is risky to wait until complete joint damage has been done since it might be too late to do anything about the problem. The damage can even extend to muscles, organs and bones.
Living Well With Autoimmune Disease
Living Well With Autoimmune Disease
The human body is not the epitome of perfection and just like any system, it is subject to mishaps here and there every once in a while. Our bodies have natural immunity which prevents disease by guarding our bodies against the agents of disease in the form of viruses and bacteria. The immune system senses the presence of bacteria and viruses in the body and destroys them. There is a catch however, in that the immune system may sense a threat in non-threatening agents and attack the body thereby causing auto immune diseases. An auto immune disease has no cure in medicine, and the only way of managing an auto immune disease is by minimizing the effects of the disease.
One of the commonest auto immune diseases is lupus which has increased its occurrence amongst the American population in the recent past. If lupus is not discovered in time, the effects are life threatening. People suffering from this auto immune disease are more likely to have kidney failure and extensive damage to the other organs of the body. Damage to the brain by lupus causes seizures and psychosis. The lack of proper diagnosis of lupus is the main reason why it has spread wildly over the last few years as patients will more often than not treat the symptoms of the disease than the disease itself. The lack of cure of auto immune diseases may bring with it depression amongst patients.
Other auto immune diseases include Rheumatoid arthritis; which leaves a good percentage of the sufferers disabled, Grave's syndrome, Addison's disease and the Guillain-Barre syndrome. Most of these auto-immune diseases are genetically passed from one generation to the other and so it is vital for you to know if you are genetically predisposed to any autoimmune disease.
Dealing with auto immune diseases is a challenge to many. The sufferer needs to take a lot of medication to reduce the effects of the symptoms of the disease. Most of them are over the counter medication like aspirin. Depending on the disease you have and the symptoms of it; you may need occupational therapy and physical therapist if you have rheumatoid arthritis. You will need to check all your internal organs every once in a while to see if they are functioning and if they need any medication. A counselor will also help you to live with the disease and minimize depression.
The human body is not the epitome of perfection and just like any system, it is subject to mishaps here and there every once in a while. Our bodies have natural immunity which prevents disease by guarding our bodies against the agents of disease in the form of viruses and bacteria. The immune system senses the presence of bacteria and viruses in the body and destroys them. There is a catch however, in that the immune system may sense a threat in non-threatening agents and attack the body thereby causing auto immune diseases. An auto immune disease has no cure in medicine, and the only way of managing an auto immune disease is by minimizing the effects of the disease.
One of the commonest auto immune diseases is lupus which has increased its occurrence amongst the American population in the recent past. If lupus is not discovered in time, the effects are life threatening. People suffering from this auto immune disease are more likely to have kidney failure and extensive damage to the other organs of the body. Damage to the brain by lupus causes seizures and psychosis. The lack of proper diagnosis of lupus is the main reason why it has spread wildly over the last few years as patients will more often than not treat the symptoms of the disease than the disease itself. The lack of cure of auto immune diseases may bring with it depression amongst patients.
Other auto immune diseases include Rheumatoid arthritis; which leaves a good percentage of the sufferers disabled, Grave's syndrome, Addison's disease and the Guillain-Barre syndrome. Most of these auto-immune diseases are genetically passed from one generation to the other and so it is vital for you to know if you are genetically predisposed to any autoimmune disease.
Dealing with auto immune diseases is a challenge to many. The sufferer needs to take a lot of medication to reduce the effects of the symptoms of the disease. Most of them are over the counter medication like aspirin. Depending on the disease you have and the symptoms of it; you may need occupational therapy and physical therapist if you have rheumatoid arthritis. You will need to check all your internal organs every once in a while to see if they are functioning and if they need any medication. A counselor will also help you to live with the disease and minimize depression.
Monday, June 23, 2014
Autoimmune Disease Doctors
Autoimmune Disease Doctors
Autoimmune disease doctors are from different specialties. The term Auto immune disease is a much generalized term with many different diseases coming under its purview.
All disease caused due to an altered immune response of the human body against its own cells are called as Auto immune diseases. This altered response may be due to a variety of reasons. The general common thread running through all of these diseases is that there is a genetic factor or hereditary predisposition.
The altered response can be manifested in different systems of the body. The manifestations are also categorized in to Organ specific and non organ specific diseases. The Organ specific diseases are the disorders which are confined to a certain organ or a certain system of the body.
The non organ specific Auto immune diseases are the more dangerous diseases, and these diseases are spread across various systems, affecting various different organs at the same time.
The commonest example of an organ specific Auto immune disease is the Hashimoto's thyroiditis. There are other examples as listed below:
Primary myxedema, Thyrotoxicosis, Pernicious anemia,
Auto immune Addison's disease, Type I Diabetes Mellitus, Good Pasteur's syndrome,
Myasthenia gravis, Sympathetic opthalmia, Auto immune hemolytic anemia, Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, Primary biliary cirrhosis, Chronic active hepatitis, Sjogren's syndrome
By looking at the list it is quite clear that, since the organ specific auto immune diseases affect different organs, the doctors treating them would also be different.
The Thyrotoxicosis, Auto immune Addison's disease, Sjogren's syndrome and Type I diabetes mellitus will be treated by an Endocrinologist, as they are all involved with hormone producing organs.
Good Pasteur's syndrome will be treated by a Nephrologist as it is a Kidney disorder.
Myasthenia Gravis, Auto immune hemolytic anemia and Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura will be treated by an Internal and General Medicine consultant as they are internal disease.
The sympathetic opthalmia will be treated by an Ophthalmologist as it is an eye disorder.
Rheumatoid Arthritis, Systemic lupus erythematosus, systemic sclerosis and Dermato myositis are the non organ specific or the generalized Auto immune disorders.
The Rheumatoid arthritis will be taken care of by an Osteopath as it is a bone and joint disorder.
Systemic Lupus erythematosus will be treated by an Internal medicine specialist, a Cardiologist, a Neurologist, a Nephrologists and Gastroenterologist as it involves wide spread effects in all the different organs of the body like the Kidneys, GIT, CNS, CVS, etc
Autoimmune disease doctors are from different specialties. The term Auto immune disease is a much generalized term with many different diseases coming under its purview.
All disease caused due to an altered immune response of the human body against its own cells are called as Auto immune diseases. This altered response may be due to a variety of reasons. The general common thread running through all of these diseases is that there is a genetic factor or hereditary predisposition.
The altered response can be manifested in different systems of the body. The manifestations are also categorized in to Organ specific and non organ specific diseases. The Organ specific diseases are the disorders which are confined to a certain organ or a certain system of the body.
The non organ specific Auto immune diseases are the more dangerous diseases, and these diseases are spread across various systems, affecting various different organs at the same time.
The commonest example of an organ specific Auto immune disease is the Hashimoto's thyroiditis. There are other examples as listed below:
Primary myxedema, Thyrotoxicosis, Pernicious anemia,
Auto immune Addison's disease, Type I Diabetes Mellitus, Good Pasteur's syndrome,
Myasthenia gravis, Sympathetic opthalmia, Auto immune hemolytic anemia, Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, Primary biliary cirrhosis, Chronic active hepatitis, Sjogren's syndrome
By looking at the list it is quite clear that, since the organ specific auto immune diseases affect different organs, the doctors treating them would also be different.
The Thyrotoxicosis, Auto immune Addison's disease, Sjogren's syndrome and Type I diabetes mellitus will be treated by an Endocrinologist, as they are all involved with hormone producing organs.
Good Pasteur's syndrome will be treated by a Nephrologist as it is a Kidney disorder.
Myasthenia Gravis, Auto immune hemolytic anemia and Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura will be treated by an Internal and General Medicine consultant as they are internal disease.
The sympathetic opthalmia will be treated by an Ophthalmologist as it is an eye disorder.
Rheumatoid Arthritis, Systemic lupus erythematosus, systemic sclerosis and Dermato myositis are the non organ specific or the generalized Auto immune disorders.
The Rheumatoid arthritis will be taken care of by an Osteopath as it is a bone and joint disorder.
Systemic Lupus erythematosus will be treated by an Internal medicine specialist, a Cardiologist, a Neurologist, a Nephrologists and Gastroenterologist as it involves wide spread effects in all the different organs of the body like the Kidneys, GIT, CNS, CVS, etc
Autoimmune Disease Symptoms
Autoimmune Disease Symptoms
Autoimmune disease is a broad term to describe a variety of different diseases. The only common thing among all of these diseases is the immunological response of the patients. The disease may be manifested in a myriad of different ways, but the basic mechanism is always same, with altered immunity or altered immunological system response.
Depending upon the disease manifestation of Auto immunity the symptoms can vary widely. If the Auto immune disease is organ specific then the symptoms are also organ specific. If the Auto immune disease is non organ specific then the symptoms will also be in the same manner.
Hashimoto's Thyroiditis:
The usual patients are between 20 and 60 years of age. They visit the doctor with a small or moderately sized goiter, which is firm or rubbery to touch. About 25 5 of these patients are Hypothyroid and present with symptoms of Hypothyroidism. Sudden gain of weight, dryness of the skin and hair, brittleness of the hair, excessive fatigue, easy tiredness, palpitations, constipation, distension of the abdomen, menstrual irregularities or even amenorrhea, etc are the various symptoms of hypothyroidism. The remaining 75 % of the patients may be having normal or slightly raised serum TSH, with normal T4. But they are at a risk of developing Hypothyroidism in the future.
Rheumatoid Arthritis:
RA or rheumatoid arthritis is another common manifestation of Auto immune diseases. Here the major involvement is of the joints of the body. The involvement of the joints is typically symmetrical, destructive and deformative. It is characterized by various episodes of remissions and exacerbations, and is typically prolonged and chronic in nature. The disability caused by Rheumatoid arthritis can be very much extensive. There is wide spread tissue and muscle wasting, bone erosions, loss of cartilage and fibrositis and tendinitis of the joints. The joints can be rendered totally useless with spindling of the joints and hands are typically seen like the neck of a swan.
Good Pasture's Syndrome
Good Pasture's syndrome is another Auto immune disorder affecting the Kidneys. This disease involves proliferative glomerulo nephritis. The usual presenting picture is that of acute renal failure. There may be associated bleeding inside the lungs, (intrapulmonary hemorrhage) and this can lead to spitting of blood or haemoptysis.
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
This is a type of generalized Auto immune disease. Here the symptoms are a trio of arthritis, arthralgia and fever. The arthritis may be very short in duration and may shift from one joint to another joint
Autoimmune disease is a broad term to describe a variety of different diseases. The only common thing among all of these diseases is the immunological response of the patients. The disease may be manifested in a myriad of different ways, but the basic mechanism is always same, with altered immunity or altered immunological system response.
Depending upon the disease manifestation of Auto immunity the symptoms can vary widely. If the Auto immune disease is organ specific then the symptoms are also organ specific. If the Auto immune disease is non organ specific then the symptoms will also be in the same manner.
Hashimoto's Thyroiditis:
The usual patients are between 20 and 60 years of age. They visit the doctor with a small or moderately sized goiter, which is firm or rubbery to touch. About 25 5 of these patients are Hypothyroid and present with symptoms of Hypothyroidism. Sudden gain of weight, dryness of the skin and hair, brittleness of the hair, excessive fatigue, easy tiredness, palpitations, constipation, distension of the abdomen, menstrual irregularities or even amenorrhea, etc are the various symptoms of hypothyroidism. The remaining 75 % of the patients may be having normal or slightly raised serum TSH, with normal T4. But they are at a risk of developing Hypothyroidism in the future.
Rheumatoid Arthritis:
RA or rheumatoid arthritis is another common manifestation of Auto immune diseases. Here the major involvement is of the joints of the body. The involvement of the joints is typically symmetrical, destructive and deformative. It is characterized by various episodes of remissions and exacerbations, and is typically prolonged and chronic in nature. The disability caused by Rheumatoid arthritis can be very much extensive. There is wide spread tissue and muscle wasting, bone erosions, loss of cartilage and fibrositis and tendinitis of the joints. The joints can be rendered totally useless with spindling of the joints and hands are typically seen like the neck of a swan.
Good Pasture's Syndrome
Good Pasture's syndrome is another Auto immune disorder affecting the Kidneys. This disease involves proliferative glomerulo nephritis. The usual presenting picture is that of acute renal failure. There may be associated bleeding inside the lungs, (intrapulmonary hemorrhage) and this can lead to spitting of blood or haemoptysis.
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
This is a type of generalized Auto immune disease. Here the symptoms are a trio of arthritis, arthralgia and fever. The arthritis may be very short in duration and may shift from one joint to another joint
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