Lupus

Tumidity is the condition of being tumid. Tumid is "bombastic: ostentatiously lofty in style" or, alternatively, "puffy: abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas".

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Serositis is the inflammation of serous tissues throughout the body. Serous tissues line the heart, lungs, and abdomen.

ANA stands for anti nuclear antibodies. These are antibodies that one's immune system makes against the nuclear cellular debris of cells that have died naturally and that is circulating in the blood. Plaquenil (hydroxychloroquing) does not prevent the production of anti nuclear antibodies. Plaquenil is not an immunosuppressive medication, it is an antimalarial. Plaquenil disrupts the signal from the presenting immune cells to the phagocytes.

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SLE, or Systemic Lupus Erythematosus can affect any organ system in the body. Cutaneous Lupus affects only the skin.

For more details, visit the Lupus Foundation of America's (LFA) national website (link below), which has extensive information about lupus.

http://www.lupus.org/webmodules/webarticlesnet/templates/new_learnunderstanding.aspx?articleid=2234&zoneid=523

You can also find a local Chapter of LFA through their website (link below). Your local chapter can provide you with printed materials, doctor and resource referrals and recommend local support groups and educational seminars, so you can learn more.

http://www.lupus.org/webmodules/webarticlesnet/templates/new_empty.aspx?articleid=277&zoneid=76

If the Coombs' tests are negative, the anemia is unlikely to be autoimmune, and the hematologist will have to search elsewhere for a cause

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Gliosis is a proliferation of astrocytes in damaged areas of the central nervous system (CNS). This proliferation usually leads to the formation of a glial scar. symptoms: May be decided by location of the scar formation and area of the brain in which the giosis is found to be located. For example if it is found in occipital lobe of the brain it may cause the vision impairement i.e. Tunnel vision. Treatment: For this you better consult a Neurologist, the only thing i can suggest you it the Neurologist i know Dr Pravar Passi, at www.theneuroguru.com.

It allows the bowel to move freely in this case you are going to the bathroom in your pants.

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Kuru is always fatal.

October is lupus awareness month.

Hello,

I see you are asking "What are the symptoms for neonatal lupus syndrome?"

At birth, the baby may have a skin rash, liver problems, or low blood cell counts, but these symptoms typically disappear completely after six months with no lasting effects. The most serious symptom is congenital heart block, which causes a slow heartbeat.

For more information, you can visit this URL -

skincarehealthcenter. com/condition/neonatal-lupus-syndrome/c/29754

ICD-9-CM diagnosis code is 710.0

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You can use 795.79 other and unspecified nonspecific immunological finding, according by the 2012 icd book

The English(UK) translation of lupus is Wolf.

It possibly could be. I have discoid lupus and have sores on my head. When I get stressed they flare or when I sweat or in hot climate. My doctor has me on several meds but it doesn't seem to heal completely. I wish there was a solution.

Hydroxychloroquine was approved by the FDA for the treatment of lupus in April of 1955.

Alveolar rheumatic lupus is a rare, life threatening manifestation of lupus that can possibly cause a hemorrhage in the little sacks (alveoli) in the lungs.

She can be on dailysis for years. With aggressive treatment like some of the chemotherapies, here kidneys could recover. Alternatively, dialysis can keep her going until she gets a transplant if her kidneys do not recover. There is hope.