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Hepatitis C and RA
HI Donna, Great questions and complicated. Yes, the positive rheumatoid factor could be from hepatitis C but usually it is positive with hep C when you have arthritis and something called ......
High ANA and miscarriage
HI Andrea, Someone with a very high titer ANA and a miscarriage should be evaluated by a rheumatologist. Even though there may not be enough symptoms to reach a dianosis of ......
Viral Arthritis
Have you ever heard of Herpes causing arthritis? Similiar to how Shingles occur under stressful situations. No....
Shingles
I have had shingles for 6 weeks and the inflamation has cleared up, but I am still suffering some chest and back pain and loss of some energy. Is there ......
Human Parvovirus B-19 in Adult
I was recently diagnosed with human parvovirus by a rheumatologist. The doctor who ran the test said that he is puzzled and unsure as to why the level of ImG ......
Acne and arthritis
My daughter has been sick with bone pain for months! Her face is extremely broken out with acne. Is there a link between a type of arthritic and acne? She ......
flu like symptoms
about a month ago I thought I had a cold or flu. My muscels hurt and I was just not feeling myself. The not feeling myself went away after about ......
flu like symptoms
about a month ago I thought I had a cold or flu. My muscels hurt and I was just not feeling myself. The not feeling myself went away after about ......
diagnosis?
I am a 49 year old female. I have had scleritis for 8 years and this year with that flare up I also had 2 bouts of pleuritis and I ......
Arthritis,anemia,and hepc
Can a chronic but only stage 1 case of hepc influence arthritis and anemia? Can there be a form of arthritis that would cause bruises and anemia,as well as significant ......
Remicade and Uveitis
My son has had problems with arthritis and uveitis for years. Now he has started on Remicade in hopes this will help his uveitis problem. They are trying to stop ......
A Form of Myalgia
What is PMR, and whatis the treatment. Thank you Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common inflammatory condition in women and men over the age of 50. It is ......
AST
I had a CBC and the AST was low what does this mean? CBC stands for "complete blood count". AST is a completely separate test. AST and ALT ......
Removal of Spleen
Would you remove the spleen due to low platelette count? I'm not sure this is a question for an Arthritis website. There are many causes of low platelet ......
Link Between MMR Vaccine and RA
In August of 2002 I recieved a second mmr vaccine to return to college (this is a requirement). In February 2003 I was diagnosed with RA. This was very sudden, ......
Knee pain and Levaquin
I was on levaquin for 8 days and awoke the same way with knee pain. By the next day I also had arm pain. It is a week later and ......
Constipation related to arthritis
I read somewhere that arthritis can have an effect on the water retention in the bowel to facilitate movement. My mom, a sister and I all three have arthritis and ......
Arthritis and Hepatitis C
I was diagnosed with Hepatitis C last year. I underwent treatment this summer, and while I had never been formally diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, I have suffered joint pain for ......
Re: rheumatoid factor
I have a friend who was having severe joint pain and has an elevated RF. She is now showing signs of a rash throughout her body. No itching associated and ......
Arthritis effcting the eye
What arthritis usually effects the eye? The Arthritis Foundation provides an excellent response to this very question on their website. Here is the link:http://www.arthritis.org/resources/arthritistoday/1999_archives/1999_05_06arthritis101.asp...
Internal Medicine
My joints are inflamed and no one know why. My GP is sending me now to a doctor of internal medicine to see why my joints are inflamed. I am ......
Crohn's Disease & arthritis
I am a 54 yr. old female. I have had Crohn's Disease for 36 yrs. It has been in remission for 5 yrs, after 2 major resectionings. Within the past ......
Avonex induced RA or lupus
I have been taking weekly Avonex injections for 3 1/2 years for MS and have been relapse free. For the last two months I have experienced joint pain and swelling ......
periorbital pain, dizziness, and headache associated with polyarthritis
Have you ever heard of periorbital pain, dizziness, and headache associated with polyarthritis. When I lift my head off the pillow, rise from a prone position, or reach down to ......
Having Hepatitis C and Rheumatoid Arthritis
My family doctor says I cannot work anymore because of the Hepatits C and Rheumatoid Arthritis. I can hardly move,my whole body aches all the time. My family doctor says ......
RA and MS
Can I have RA plus MS? Both rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus (SLE) have been reported as occuring together with multiple sclerosis. Although intriguing, it is not known ......
Post strep arthritis-duration?
I have had joint/tendon pain since an unresolved strep infection a year and a half ago.I continued to have recurring positive streps for 6 more months. It has almost gone ......
Is it vitiligo?
I have read that arthritis and autoimmune diseases can be linked with vitiligo. Is the vitiligo you see with autoimmune diseases tiny depigmented spots (slightly bigger than the head of ......
poststreptococcal reactive arthritis
I saw my internist for a case of sudden onset polyarticular arthritis (though mostly arthralgias) that started about 8 days after onset of a febrile illness that included severe pharyngitis. ......
Hereditary Hemachromatosis
Is this also caused by Osteoarthritus or are you just born with it? What are the implications? Hereditary hemachromatosis is a genetic disorder that results in the increased ......
Re: polymyalgia rheumatica
I have Celiac's Disease and my aunt has Polymyalgia Rhuematica and I wondered if it could be an auto-immune disease side effect, in case she might have CD also. If ......
Salmonella Poisoning & RA
Hello...I was recently exposed to Salmonella poisoning via peanut butter. This has been documented twice in our local emergency room. Since this exposure I have experienced SEVERE pain in my ......
