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Hi I am male aged 40. Had been suffering from some ailments recently and always heard from doctor this are autoimmune disorders. Have always known that immune system helps to fight disease. Then how it can only cause disease? Can I know the reasons or the factors which leads to such autoimmune disorders?

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Hello dear ... I would like to know little more info or history of your problems.. It would be great if we can continue our conversation on my private window as here I am restricted to give you only f ...  Read More

How to diagnose an autoimmune disease, and is allergy also an autoimmune? How parasites cause autoimmune? Is there any way to prevent triggering autoimmune disease like pre exposure prophylaxis or something like that for preventing The trigger?

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Autoimmune disease is a broad term you must mention what you are suffering from ...  Read More

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Can taking too much vaccine in a short span cause Autoimmune disease because my friend out of anxiety took 13 rabies vaccines(including a full course for category 3 exposure) in a span of 3 months 10 days?Should he be worried about any autoimmune disease or should he be fine?

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According to your query and sign and symptom you want to know about the disease and cause and it's best Treatment of problem as you have mentioned as above as query about autoimmune diseases. Please ...  Read More

I have Autoimmune disease and I had visited many hospitals like dr bendable, vinay thorat. Please me

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Hello Pls explain your problem in detail Thank you ...  Read More

One doc told me that i am suffering with autoimmune disease they advised me to go for ige test and my ige level is 890

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Does homeopathy has successful treatment for autoimmune disease like sjogren's syndrome(dry eyes) ? pls suggest !

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It can't be told that any pathy (i.e allopathy or homoeopathy or ayurvedic) can CURE an autoimmune disease totally. But surely homoeopathic medicines can relieve the symptoms, without any further side ...  Read More

Hello doctor, How will I know if I have autoimmune diseases as I have weight loss esr westergran high rashes symptoms

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Screening test is ANA or autoimmune disorder panel ...  Read More

Dear sir/ma'am, I have few questions regarding the condition alopecia areata. 1. If a person has alopecia areata, is it possible that their child also also going to have autoimmune diseases? 2. A person with with the condition of alopecia, has high risk of having other autoimmune diseases? 3. Is there a high risk of alopecia areata growing into alo

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Possible..but not to children.. for detailed information do direct online consultation ...  Read More

I would like to know that the has been lot of confusion between autoimmune disease and immune defficency. May be because i am not from the medical ground. Would you please explain me what autoimmune disease does and what immune defficency does. Are both of them are different. If yes what are their function

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Both are different. Autoimmune disease occurs when body immune system turns against the body itself. Immune deficiency is when bodies ability to fight diseases are low ...  Read More

My mother have autoimmune diseases, like mctd from 5 years. She is treating by doctor.But dr is stopped all the medicine except antacid(pantocid dsr). I wanted to know that how harmfull this mctd. Is it life threading? Can it cure? Please said all the details about this mctd.

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Mctd can affect multiple organs of the body. Treatment and prognosis depends on the organs involved..yes it can be controlled. Consult rheumatologist for further clarification.. ...  Read More

Hello, I have been detected Autoimmune Hepatitis after the Biopsy test. It got detected when my enzyme levels were high and I was kept on Wysolone 40 mg ,30 mg and 20mg for 15 days respectively. Now I am on wysolone 10 mg but now I am having swelling in legs and hands and finding difficult to do my regular work. Medicines are as follows, 1) Wysolon

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A Biopsy is gold standard for diagnosis of AIH. As you mentioned above you are taking HCQ for Rheumatoid arthritis which is an autoimmune condition also hypothyroidism is also an autoimmune disease, ...  Read More

Hello All, I am having Autoimmune Hepatitis.I am on Medicines as mentioned in description. Now since 2-3 days I am having swollen legs and hands.My LFT and other reports are normal. What is the reason behind it?

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Need to take KFT test too. After report consult to the specialist via Practo. ...  Read More

Is hypothyroidism due to autoimmune treatable without medicines, only by dietary changes ? Are gluten and dairy to be avoided if treatment is not yet started by doctor .

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Autoimmune hypothyroidism (like Hashimoto’s) usually cannot be corrected by diet alone. In many cases, thyroid hormone medication is required if thyroid levels are low. Diet can help support ove ...  Read More

Is there a remedy/medicine in Ayurveda specifically for "Autoimmune" liver cirrhosis? that can help treat the autoimmune cause? Are there diet restriction or diet recommendations for "autoimmune" liver disease?

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Start proper ayurveda medicine ...  Read More

I’ve completed the full Rabies Vaccination schedule, but I'm concerned HRIG (Human Rabies Immunoglobulin) might pose a risk of prion disease transmission due to potential contamination with pathogenic prion proteins from infected plasma donors during manufacturing. Could you explain the current safety protocols to prevent this risk as prions

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You have taken vaccine not immunoglobulin Don't worry unnecessary ...  Read More

70 yrs, early cirrhosis, cause unknown. USG n fibroscan, liver abnormal. Elevated liver function. Prediabetes. Hypertension. Arthritis. TSH 10. On diabetes med, thyronorm, & bp betablocker.  *Asymptomatic but has muscle pain.  *Uric acid 6.9. Low hb, mcv, mch. Normal ferritin. *ANA 3+ positive. *IgG 24.5 *AMA,LKM1, ASMA negative. 1)

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Ideally I think she might benefit from a liver biopsy 2) It can signify other autoimmune conditions like connective tissue disease also. Depending on symptoms. 1) Not always. In elderly upto 20-25 ...  Read More

I am a 38-year-old male. My mother (74 years) was diagnosed with myositis dermatitis 3 years ago, and my sister (36 years) was diagnosed with Takayasu arteritis 8 years ago. Given this family history of autoimmune conditions, should I consider undergoing preventive screening for autoimmune diseases? Right now i have no symptoms but L4-L5 herinared

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Hi. There is no preventive screening for Autoimmune disease advisable for you in the absense of symptoms specific for the same. If you develop symptoms like Joint pains, morning stiffness, skin rash, ...  Read More

My anti tpo are positive with little elevated t4 . Is it curable through homeopathy . I have been advised to avoid gluten and dairy .

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Hi Practo user A homoeopathic treatment will give you a permanent cure naturally You can easily take an online consultation for further treatment guidance Or click on the calling option over my pro ...  Read More

Usg-shrunk rightLiverLobe, mild splenomegaly, high liver enzymes. Fibroscan cap188,31 kpa. Ana+ve. Igg 24.5. Hb 9.5. Dir.Bilirubin0.39.Normal ferritin,platelts & bloodtests (attached). Asymptmatic No ascites/Jaundice. Has low appetite, mild pedal edema, @times 'left' abdomen pain(chronic)if passing stool twice. Frequent dry coughing. HighBP (n

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To rule out Autoimmune hepatitis Needs endoscopy ...  Read More

Is it true that if an infection lasts for long in body triggers autoimmune responses in the body which is very difficult or almost impossible to cure and this responses last long life in the body ?

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My father has a chronic liver disease. And recently he's having severe itching all over the body, especially at night, it gets worse, which affects the sleep. His doctor assumed itching is due to the liver disease and he had prescribed some oral medicine ( Allegra - 120) and it's not working at all. Suggest any remedies or medicines to get relief f

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Is it possible that oral contraceptive pill cause worsening of autoimmune problem such as atopic dermatitis?

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Usually, it does not first rule out other trigger factor ...  Read More

Swollen lymph nodes are there in my neck so I took biopsy it mentioned like infection/immune mediated ethology so I saw a rheumatology doctor they took Ana CTD FEIA screening it mentioned like negative before taking blood test I don't have any symptoms.now I have joint pains in finger,toe and knee..please help me I have autoimmune disease??

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Needs more history physical examination and investigations ...  Read More

I have extreme fatigue and little joint pain..but 6 months ago entire autoimmune profile was done and it was negative for me ...my question is should I again get autoimmune profile...or is it not required

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Not needed Get vitamin D, b12, thyroid profile tests done ...  Read More

Can taking too much vaccine in a short span cause Autoimmune disease because my friend out of anxiety took 13 rabies vaccines(including a full course for category 3 exposure) in a span of 3 months 10 days? Should he be worried about any autoimmune reaction or should he be fine? Can too much rabies vaccine really cause Autoimmune reaction ?

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How to diagnose an autoimmune, I'm not sure but probability is there that I'm suffering from an autoimmune disorder. When i go to doctor and discuss they simply say you have a psychiatric issue and needs a psychiatrist, which i do not agree at all. I had a history of eosinophilia. Since then i believe autoimmune triggered. Symptoms- body itching,

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Ok .. first relax.. there r few tests to make sure u have autoimmune or not..first connect with me and then v shall c ..am free now .. connect if ok ...  Read More

Hi, I have a new born baby of 2 months, We gave him honey without knowing it causes diseases. Is it something to worry? Thanks.

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Avoid anything other then milk ( except doctor advice medicine) ...  Read More

Hello. I would like to know the names of blood tests to detect Autoimmune gastritis. I have done APCA test for which I am positive. Is there any other test?

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You must undergo Endoscopic biopsy ...  Read More

Why does autoimmune disease cause high WBC ? Earlier doc think its an infection but it was autoimmune.

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All autoimmune diseases do not cause an increase in wbc count. ...  Read More

There are multiple visible issues like hyperpigmentation, allopecia that over the course of time have been affiliated to autoimmune disorders; LPP for skin issues and allopecia for hair patch loss. However, I believe the problem to be more severe where it might be affecting my digestive system and asthama as well. Hence wanted to consult someone wh

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U should consult rheumatologist ...  Read More

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