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Hello Doctors. My mother has 60 years old, She has Rheumatologists and all her body swollen , She went to five Doctors specialists rheumatism, but without any benefit, thank you.
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Dr. Rania Mousa, General Medicine - Swelling is typically the result of inflammation or a buildup of fluid. Swelling can occur internally (within the body) or it can affect your outer skin and muscles. A range of conditions can cause sw... Read More
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Im 26 girl has shevering body especially hands from time to time. bones pain especially joints and slight dizziness. i checked up doctor diagnosis rheumatism i took the medicines n not feeling better
Dr. Rania Mousa, General Medicine - Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory condition. Symptoms develop gradually and may include joint pain, stiffness, and swelling. The condition can affect many tissues throughout the body, but... Read More
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After blood tests, I ruled out rheumatoid arthritis& some other conditions. but after taking many medicines, the pain is always here. my physiotherapist says it's from bad posture &lack of exercice.??
Dr. Rania Mousa, General Medicine - Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory condition. Symptoms develop gradually and may include joint pain, stiffness, and swelling. The condition can affect many tissues throughout the body, but... Read More
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I always have a cold,it barely goes during the year.Blood test showed high ASO.A Dr diagnosed me with rhuematism&prescibed ospen.Should i be worried from rheumatism at my age and is it related to cold
Dr. Jihad Irani, Family Medicine - "Rheumatism" is a broad term; even though, the ASO is usually not helpful, and often misleading. If you have "cold symptoms" all the time, it's usually from allergies. I would... Read More
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Dr. Jihad Irani, I meant rheumatism, Where do you look in a blood test to see if the patient has it? and what are the numbers (or range of numbers) validating that rheumatism is there? thank you
Dr. Jihad Irani, Family Medicine - You may be meaning rheumatoid arthritis. Some blood test can HELP in establishing the diagnosis (like RF, Anti-CCP, etc.) but they are not enough. The whole clinical presentation counts (what joints a... Read More
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Why do they say that rheumatism causes heart disease or problems? Is it true?
Dr. Salim Saab, Otolaryngology (Ent) - Rheumatism could cause heart disease (valvular disease) which is caused by streptoccocus hemolytic B, the immune complex Antibody-Antigen could be deposited on the heart's valve which would harm ... Read More
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Can hemophilia cause arthritis symptoms?
Dr. Salim Saab, Otolaryngology (Ent) - Yes, hemophilia can cause athritic symptoms, due to recurrent hemorrhage in the articulation which will impair the cartilage's function.
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I am 26 and I have pain in all my body, especially in my back and my shoulder and told me Dr. that I have some kind of rheumatism and gave me medicine but from time to time returned Ache
Dr. Faek Jamali, Surgery - What you are describing is not uncommon. Several rheumatological conditions such as fibromylagia may cause the symptoms you are describing. unfortunately, these conditions tend to be lifelong conditio... Read More
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I'm a 22 year old male having pain in all my joints ( neck, elbows, knees, shoulders, wrists, uper back) . This pain is depriving me from good sleep and Causing stress! Please give me some solutions?
Dr. Rachad Zayni, Orthopedic Surgery - You are suffering from a polyarthalgia, i mean pain in several articulations of the body. It can be a simple reaction to a flu or sometimes, these symptoms may be the manifestations of a rheumatic dis... Read More
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