Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease‚ which means the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissue. This leads to long-term (chronic) inflammation. Lupus nephritis is kidney inflammation caused by SLE. Up to 60% of people with SLE are diagnosed with Lupus nephritis which can lead to significant illness and even death[1]. Signs and symptoms of lupus nephritis may include elevated blood pressure‚ foamy urine‚ edema. Lupus nephritis is diagnosed based on urinalysis‚
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One of the most common causes of shoulder pain is shoulder impingement syndrome. The cause of the pain generates from an inflammation of the rotator cuff tendons narrowing the space between acromion. With each shoulder movement‚ the narrowing space becomes irritated and inflamed which generates pain. Along with the pain‚ limited range of movement and weakness often occurs which effects normal daily routines. In many cases‚ shoulder impingement surgery may be the only way to eliminate the pain and
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DOI: 3/21/2016. Patient is a 48-year old male who sustained a work related injury when his shoelace got caught in the wheel of cart then twisted left knee. The patient was subsequently diagnosed with other tear of medial meniscus‚ current injury‚ left knee‚ initial encounter. MRI of the left lower extremity joint without contrast dated 4/14/16 revealed nondisplaced flap tear of the posterior horn of the medial meniscus‚ intrameniscal cysts‚ and partial tear of the posterior root attachment; grade
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Discussion: Extensor tendon lacerations most commonly occur in men (83%)‚ in the dominant hand (60%)‚ in the thumb and secondly the index finger (Patillo and Rayan 2012). Tendon injuries were found to be caused by a variety of mechanisms in a study done in 2014 that include a knife‚ saw‚ crush injury‚ degloving injury‚ and bite injury (De Jong 2014). The patient can present in different manners depending on what zone is affected. Zone I can cause a mallet finger deformity where the tip of the finger
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disorder where the body’s own immune system perceives the body as a foreign object and attacks it. According to the Lupus Foundation of America‚ it is estimated that approximately five million people worldwide have a form of lupus. It is one of the most deadly‚ and insidious disease today. Many patients experience years of generalized fatigue and pain before a diagnosis can be made; moreover‚ it has the potential to affect all body systems
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Alopecia is partial or total loss of hair on areas of the body where it would normally grow. Alopecia has several forms‚ Alopecia areata‚ totalis‚ universalis‚ and androgeneetic alopecia. They all have their cause‚ treatment‚ and affects although they all are forms of hair loss. Androgenenetic alopecia is one of the most common forms of hair loss that occurs in both men and women. In men it may also be known as male pattern baldness. The hair is lost starts above the temples and then spreads in
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Glucosamine is a chemical compound that naturally occurs within the body. Its main function is to help keep our cartilage healthy. Glucosamine is also available as a supplement. Glucosamine was first prepared as a supplement by Georg Ledderhose in 1876. It was created by hydrolysing chitin (a component commonly found in the shells of crabs‚ lobsters‚ and shrimps) with concentrated hydrochloric acid (Roberts‚ 1992). that it is able to reduce inflammation. This occurs by inhibiting the Interleukin-1
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Chondrodermatitis Nodularis Helicis Chondrodermatitis nodularis helicis (CNH) is a painful growth that forms on the top of the ear (helix). The growth often forms on the ear you sleep on. CAUSES The exact cause of this condition is not known. The condition cannot spread from person to person. RISK FACTORS This condition is more likely to develop in: Men who are 40 years old or older. People with fair skin. People who have had an injury to the helix‚ such an injury caused by:
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This disease diary will be about the disease “Tendonitis”. Tendonitis is a disease that affects your tendons and the way that they operate. Tendinitis is inflammation or irritation of a tendon. It causes pain or tenderness outside of a joint. You will mostly see this disease affected in your shoulders‚ elbows‚ knees‚ wrist‚ or your heels. This disease has common names such as golfers elbow‚ tennis elbow‚ Pitchers’ Shoulder‚ Swimmer’s Shoulder‚ and Jumpers knee. It can lead to rupture of a tendon
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Osteosarcoma‚ what is it? What does it do? How can we stop it? If we are unable to stop it how do we treat it? First‚ what is it? Well‚ Osteosarcoma is a kind of cancer that affects the bones. It normally starts in the leg bones and spreads throughout the body and can get as far as the nose or nasal canal. Some symptoms of Osteosarcoma are pain‚swelling‚ and bone fractures as stated by the American Cancer Society: “Pain in the affected bone (usually around the knee or in the upper arm) is the
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