Autoimmune hepatitis
Your body's immune system protects you from disease and infection. But if you have an autoimmune disease, your immune system attacks healthy cells in your body by mistake. Autoimmune diseases can affect many parts of the body.No one is sure what causes autoimmune diseases. They do tend to run in families. Women - particularly African-American, Hispanic-American, and Native-American women - have a higher risk for some autoimmune diseases.There are more than 80 types of autoimmune diseases, and some have similar symptoms. This makes it hard for your health care provider to know if you really have one of these diseases, and if so, which one. Getting a diagnosis can be frustrating and stressful. Often, the first symptoms are fatigue, muscle aches and a low fever. The classic sign of an autoimmune disease is inflammation, which can cause redness, heat, pain and swelling.The diseases may also have flare-ups, when they get worse, and remissions, when symptoms get better or disappear. Treatment depends on the disease, but in most cases one important goal is to reduce inflammation. Sometimes doctors prescribe corticosteroids or other drugs that reduce your immune response.
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Pedunculated subserous fibroid torsion *Chief Complaints* Abdominal pain with vomiting *History* 45 year old Para 2 previous 2 normal vaginal deliveries presented with sudden onset abdominal pain with two episodes of vomiting. Pain gradually increased in intensity. Patient had history of heaviness in lower abdomen for 3 months. No history of loss of weight or appetite. *Vitals* Pulse 100/ min. BP 116/90 mmHg. *Physical Examination* Per abdomen mass palpable around 16 weeks size of gravid uterus mobile from side to side. Tenderness present . Per vaginal examination uterus irregularly enlarged to 16 weeks. Tenderness present. *Investigations* Ultrasound done revealed fibroid 9*8 cm in uterus in fundal area. Free fluid in pelvis present. *Diagnosis* Fibroid uterus with acute abdomen. *Management* Patient taken for emergency laparotomy and proceed. OT findings :Fundal subserous pedunculated fibroid with torsion of two and half turns with intra fibroid hemorrhage and necrosis. Rest uterus normal. Bilateral ovaries and fallopian tubes normal. Peritoneal fluid hemorrhagic. Myomectomy done and peritoneal lavage given.
Dr. Viraj R. Naik0 Like0 Answer A 40 year male having multiple joint involvement, PIP ,wrist , right shoulder, knee joint He has presentation of migratory arthritis. On physical examination he has subcutaneous nodules (painless & non tender) on both forearm since 3 years. *On asking he said his R.A FACTOR was Negative* What should be the next line of investigations. & DDx ? *Chief Complaints* He is suffering from pain & tenderness in joints. Assymetric joint involvement. From last 3 years *History* No family history of arthritis *Physical Examination* Subcutaneous nodules painless non tender on forearms
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