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What Are The Symptoms Of Lupus?
My 14 yo niece went swimming in a fresh water lake earlier this summer. Shortly afterward she got sick, sluggish, body aches, etc. Diagnosed & treated for mono with no improvement - she still had the joint pain in various parts of her body (feet, shoulder), some blood in kidneys and was sent to RA doc & Kidney doc. She has been medicated with antibiotics, steroids - spent 5 days in hospital after there was some blood in her stools. After multiple tests, bloodwork, scans, mri, she was sent home with a possible diagnosis of lupus. She s been having nose bleeds & has been put on iron. She had follow up bloodwork done 2 weeks ago and that bloodwork didn t indicate lupus & she s scheduled for a CT Scan tomorrow. Any suggestions?
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Lupus erythematosis is present with: serosistis, oral ulcers, arthritis, photosensitivity, blood disorders, renal involvement, anti nuclear antibodies, immunological phenomenon, Malar rash, discoid rash, neurological disorder. Above is the act criteria for SLE. It may be treated with immunosuppressants, antimetabolite drugs with painkillers with steroids. Symptoms are: Constitutional (eg, fatigue, fever, arthralgia, weight changes), Musculoskeletal (e.g., arthralgia, arthropathy, myalgia, frank arthritis, avascular necrosis), Dermatologic (e.g., malar rash, photosensitivity, discoid lupus), Renal (e.g., acute or chronic renal failure, acute nephritic disease), Neuropsychiatric (e.g., seizure, psychosis), Pulmonary (e.g., pleurisy, pleural effusion, pneumonitis, pulmonary hypertension, interstitial lung disease), Gastrointestinal (e.g., nausea, dyspepsia, abdominal pain), Cardiac (e.g., pericarditis, myocarditis), Hematologic (e.g., cytopenias such as leukopenia, lymphopenia, anemia, or thrombocytopenia). Please consult your physician he will examine and treat you accordingly.
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Dr. Penchila Prasad Kandikattu
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
Lupus erythematosis is present with: serosistis, oral ulcers, arthritis, photosensitivity, blood disorders, renal involvement, anti nuclear antibodies, immunological phenomenon, Malar rash, discoid rash, neurological disorder. Above is the act criteria for SLE. It may be treated with immunosuppressants, antimetabolite drugs with painkillers with steroids. Symptoms are: Constitutional (eg, fatigue, fever, arthralgia, weight changes), Musculoskeletal (e.g., arthralgia, arthropathy, myalgia, frank arthritis, avascular necrosis), Dermatologic (e.g., malar rash, photosensitivity, discoid lupus), Renal (e.g., acute or chronic renal failure, acute nephritic disease), Neuropsychiatric (e.g., seizure, psychosis), Pulmonary (e.g., pleurisy, pleural effusion, pneumonitis, pulmonary hypertension, interstitial lung disease), Gastrointestinal (e.g., nausea, dyspepsia, abdominal pain), Cardiac (e.g., pericarditis, myocarditis), Hematologic (e.g., cytopenias such as leukopenia, lymphopenia, anemia, or thrombocytopenia). Please consult your physician he will examine and treat you accordingly.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Penchila Prasad Kandikattu
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