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Aspergillosis is much more than just one condition. Aspergillosis is a group of conditions that are brought about by mold.
The mold that results in these conditions is known as aspergillus. Aspergillus is made up of over 150 types of molds that are widespread throughout the outdoor and indoor environment. (more…)
Arthritis is a disease that involves the joints of your body. Over 100 forms of arthritis have been recognized. There are some kinds of arthritis that also involve your organs and other areas of your body, as well as your joints. Spondyloarthritis is a chronic (long term), painful, degenerative inflammatory type of arthritis that mainly affects your sacroiliac joints and spine. Spondyloarthritis eventually leads to fusion of your spine. (more…)
Benign lymphogranulomatosis is a disease in which abnormal collections of chronic inflammatory cells (granulomas) form as nodules in several of your organs. These granulomas develop most often in your lungs or lymph nodes. However, they can appear in virtually any of your organs. (more…)
Your small intestine is an organ that is approximately 20 feet long. Your small intestine lies in a coiled position in the center of your abdominal cavity.
The most extensive aspect of the digestion of the food that you eat occurs in your small intestine. A hormone that is known as secretin is secreted by the lining of your small intestine. Your pancreas is stimulated by secretin to make digestive enzymes.
Cryptosporidiosis is a disease in which you have an infection of your small intestine that you get from the parasite cryptosporidium. This disorder is also referred to as cryptosporidium enteritis.
Cryptosporidiosis disease is one of the worldwide causes of diarrhea that takes place in all age groups. This disease has a major impact on people who are afflicted with a weakened immune system. People who have a weakened immune system include:
Cryptosporidiosis disease can result in serious problems for those with weakened immune systems. These problems include malnutrition and the loss of body and muscle mass (wasting) that may prove to be severe and life-threatening.
As has already been mentioned, cryptosporidiosis disease is brought about by the parasite cryptosporidium, which is the second most common infectious agent, behind campylobacter. Cryptosporidium resides in the feces of animals and humans who are infected with the disease.
The way that people become infected with cryptosporidiosis disease is by ingesting the parasite cryptosporidium. This takes place mainly by drinking water that has been contaminated. Cryptosporidiosis is also spread by human to human contact or animal to human contact.
There are some risk factors that may increase your risk of getting this disorder. Some of these are:
The signs and symptoms of cryptosporidiosis disease usually begin to appear within 12 days after you have been infected by the parasite cryptosporidium. The average time before you begin to experience signs and symptoms is seven days.
The hallmark sign or symptom that is caused by cryptosporidiosis disease is diarrhea that is usually watery, large-volume and that takes place several times each day. However, there are several other signs and symptoms that you may also have with this disease. Some of the other possible signs and symptoms include:
Anarthritic syndrome is a chronic, episodic, inflammatory autoimmune disease of your large arteries. Anarthritic syndrome is a poorly understood pain syndrome that is evidenced by pain and stiffness in your shoulder and hip girdles, neck, thighs and upper arms. It is highly possible that if you suffer from this immune system syndrome you may qualify for social security disability benefits such as SSI or SSDI.
Anarthritic syndrome was probably first reported over 100 years ago with the name “senile rheumatic gout.” Other names were used until 1957.
There is a relationship between anarthritic syndrome and giant cell arteritis. Each of these disorders seem to have the same disease process with slightly different signs and symptoms. However, you can get one of them without getting the other.
The people who are most often affected by anarthritic syndrome are those who are over 50 years of age. Women are affected by this syndrome more than twice as often as men. Anarthritic syndrome is a relatively common problem in the United States and Europe.
Anarthritic syndrome is believed to be an autoimmune disease. An autoimmune disease is one in which your immune system for some unknown reason attacks the tissues and cells of your own body.
In the case of anarthritic syndrome, your immune system mistakenly attacks the lining of your joints with white blood cells. However, no one knows what causes your immune system to make this mistake. Researchers believe that both genetic and environmental factors are probably involved. There may also be a connection between this syndrome and some viruses that cause respiratory infections.
The signs and symptoms that you may experience with this type of autoimmune disease, anarthritic syndrome, often develop suddenly, without warning. They can literally begin overnight. Some of the signs and symptoms that you may have include:
A slight fever at various times
Unintentional weight loss
Anemia (low red blood cell count)
Weakness or malaise (not feeling well)
Moderate to severe aching, pain and stiffness in the muscles of your thighs, hips, shoulders, neck and upper arms
Fatigue.
The pain and stiffness may begin on one side of your body. You will probably be affected on both sides of your body as anarthritic syndrome progresses. The stiffness and pain is usually more severe in the morning or after you have been sitting or lying down for a long time. It may be severe enough to awaken you from sleep. Please contact us or visit our other site pages for more information about receiving benefits for the autoimmune disease, anarthritic syndrome.
Pemphigus is an autoimmune disease that is marked by blistering and raw sores on your skin and mucous membranes. The use of Penicillamine is sometimes associated with the occurrence of pemphigus. Penicillamine is a drug that is used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, Wilson’s disease and scleroderma.
There are three major types of pemphigus that are vastly different in severity. They are pemphigus vulgaris, pemphigus foliaceus and paraneoplastic pemphigus.
Paraneoplastic pemphigus is the rarest kind of pemphigus. However, it is the most serious, severe form of the disease. Most of the time, paraneoplastic pemphigus develops in people who have already been diagnosed with certain types of cancer, such as sarcomas, Castleman‘s disease, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, thymoma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
Paraneoplastic pemphigus affects men and women equally. It usually begins in people who are middle-aged and older, but the disease can also occur in children and young adults.
Paraneoplastic pemphigus is evidenced by the binding of antibodies to the surface of the cells of your epidermis, which is the outer layer of your skin. This disease is also marked by conjunctiva (scarring and ulceration of your eye and eyelids), skin lesions that may involve violaceous plaques or blisters and severe ulceration of your lips and mouth.
The exact cause of paraneoplastic pemphigus is unknown. As already mentioned, paraneoplastic pemphigus is believed to be an autoimmune disease. An autoimmune disease is one in which for some unknown reason your body’s autoimmune system mistakenly sends antibodies to attack the tissues and cells of your own body. In the case of paraneoplastic pemphigus, there are additional antibodies that are involved in causing the disease that are not seen in other kinds of pemphigus.
As mentioned earlier, paraneoplastic pemphigus is almost always connected to a malignancy of some kind. Other signs and symptoms that you may experience include:
Skin lesions that are highly variable in what they look like that may develop anywhere on your body
These skin lesions may be scaly plaques, ulcerative lesions, red and inflamed spots or fluid-filled blisters
Painful sores on your lips and in your mouth
Ulceration and scarring of your eye and eyelids (conjunctiva)
Lesions in your lungs that may lead to progressive lung disease and make it hard for you to breathe.
You may have been diagnosed with paraneoplastic pemphigus. Paraneoplastic pemphigus and/or complications that have been brought about by it or other conditions that you have in conjunction with this disease may have resulted in the disability of you or your loved one and be what is causing you not to be able to work. Paraneoplastic pemphigus may qualify you for SSI or SSDI benefits.
Pemphigus is an autoimmune disorder that causes raw and blistering sores on your skin and mucous membranes. Pemphigus is sometimes connected with the use of Penicillamine. Penicillamine is a medication that is used in the treatment of scleroderma, Wilson’s disease and rheumatoid arthritis.
There are three kinds of pemphigus that vary in severity. They are pemphigus foliaceus, paraneoplastic pemphigus and pemphigus vulgaris.
Pemphigus vulgaris is a chronic blistering form of this disorder. It is marked by extensive flaccid blisters and mucocutaneous erosions.
Pemphigus vulgaris occurs when antibodies from your autoimmune system attack Desmoglein 3. This is a protein that keeps your cells bound together. With pemphigus vulgaris, your cells fall apart and cause your skin to slough off.
Pemphigus vulgaris is the most common type of pemphigus. It is more severe than pemphigus foliaceus but not as severe as paraneoplastic pemphigus.
Pemphigus vulgaris can begin in anyone at any age. However, this disorder takes place most often in people who are middle aged and elderly. It is rare in children. People of Middle Eastern, Mediterranean or Jewish descent are the ones who are affected most frequently by pemphigus vulgaris.
No one knows what the exact cause of pemphigus vulgaris is. As stated at the beginning, pemphigus vulgaris is believed to be an autoimmune disorder. An autoimmune disorder is one in which for some unknown reason your body’s autoimmune system mistakenly attacks the cells and tissues of your own body. In the case of pemphigus vulgaris, it is Desmoglein 3, the protein that keeps your cells bound together that is attacked by antibodies from your autoimmune system.
For about 50% of the people with pemphigus vulgaris, signs and symptoms of the disorder usually begin with painful sores and blisters in the mouth that are followed by blisters that erupt on the skin. Blisters may also break out on the mucous membranes of your genitals. The blisters do not itch, but they are usually painful.
The blisters that occur on your skin with pemphigus vulgaris may be characterized as crusting, draining, oozing and peeling or easily detached. They may develop in your mouth or on your trunk, scalp or other skin areas.
You or a loved one may be suffering with pemphigus vulgaris. Pemphigus vulgaris and/or complications that have resulted from it or other illnesses that you have along with this disorder may have caused the disability of you or your loved one and be what is preventing you from being able to work.
Because of vulgaris, you may need the help of a social security lawyer. You may need financial assistance.
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Angiofollicular lymph node hyperplasia is a disorder that affects your lymph nodes and other immune-cell structures in your body. Angiofollicular lymph node hyperplasia may advance in either a localized or more widespread manner.
Angiofollicular lymph node hyperplasia is considered to be a lymphoproliferative disorder. What this means is that this disorder involves an abnormal overgrowth or proliferation of your lymphatic cells.
In many aspects, angiofollicular lymph node hyperplasia is similar to cancers or lymphomas of your lymphatic system. This is true in spite of the fact that this disorder is not considered to be a cancer. In fact, many people who have angiofollicular lymph node hyperplasia do go on to develop lymphomas.
The specific cause of angiofollicular lymph node hyperplasia has not yet been discovered. Researchers think that an infection resulting from a virus known as the human herpes virus 8 (HHV8) may be the cause of this disorder.
Kaposi sarcoma is associated with this virus. Kaposi sarcoma is a malignant tumor that develops in your blood vessel walls. In many instances, people with multicentric angiofollicular lymph node hyperplasia are also afflicted with this tumor. This is especially true for people who are also HIV-positive.
A kind of protein that is made by immune cells that is known as interleukin-6 (IL-6) may also be a contributing factor in this disorder. There is also a possibility that HHV8, or some other unknown factor, may lead to overproduction of IL-6, which results in too many lymphatic cells.
There are two basic types of angiofollicular lymph node hyperplasia. They are unicentric and multicentric. The effect on people that is brought about by each one of these two kinds of angiofollicular lymph node hyperplasia is greatly different.
Unicentric angiofollicular lymph node hyperplasia is the localized kind of this disorder. Due to the fact that it is localized, this form of the disorder only affects one of your lymph nodes.
In most cases, people who have unicentric angiofollicular lymph node hyperplasia do not experience any signs or symptoms at all. In most instances, the disorder is located in your abdomen or chest. When signs and symptoms do develop, you may have:
A feeling of fullness or pressure in your chest or abdomen that may result in you having difficulties in eating or breathing
Night sweats
Weight loss that is not intentional
Low-grade fever
Anemia.
Multicentric angiofollicular lymph node hyperplasia is far more serious. This form of the disorder may result in systemic signs and symptoms. Some of these may include:
An enlarged spleen or liver
An enlargement of you peripheral lymph nodes, which usually takes place in areas around your neck, collarbone, underarm and groin
Weight loss that is not intentional
Peripheral neuropathy (this is nerve damage in your hands and feet that takes place in weakness or numbness)
Malaise (a general feeling of not being well)
Fever
Night Sweats
Anemia
Fatigue or weakness that results from anemia.
You may have become incapacitated and cannot work as a result of angiofollicular lymph node hyperplasia and/or complications that have developed from it or other ailments that you have in conjunction with this disorder. If this is the case, you may be searching for financial help.
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Your urethra is a small tube that permits urine to flow out from your urinary bladder. Your urethra connects your bladder to your genitals. In the case of a man it is your penis. For a woman, it is your vagina.
Urethritis is a condition that is characterized by inflammation and infection of your urethra. Urethritis is usually swelling and irritation of the lining of your urethra.
Urethritis is referred to in other ways. It is also known as NGU, urethral syndrome, non-gonococcal urethritis, non-specific urethritis, non-specific cervicitis and chlamydial infection.
Urethritis is a condition that takes place in both males and females. However, females are more at risk for getting urethritis than males are.
Urethritis may be caused by either a virus or bacteria. There are several things that may result in urethritis. Some of these include:
There are risk factors that may increase your likelihood of getting urethritis. Some of these are:
Having many different sexual partners
A history of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)
Being a female who is in the reproductive years
Being a male who is between the ages of 20 and 35
Engaging in high-risk sexual behavior, such as having anal sex without a condom.
There are several different signs and symptoms that you may experience as a woman that may be an indication of urethritis. Possible signs and symptoms include:
Chills and fever
Pelvic pain
Urgent or frequent urination
A vaginal discharge
Abdominal pain
A burning pain while you are urinating.
There are also several different signs and symptoms that you may have as a man, which may be an indication of urethritis. Possible signs and symptoms are:
Tenderness, swelling or itching in your groin or penis area
Pus or whitish mucus discharge from your penis
Pain when you have sexual intercourse or ejaculate
Blood in your semen or urine
Having to urinate, urgently or frequently
Dysuria (burning pain while you are urinating)
Fever, but this is rare in men
Itching or burning around your penile opening.
In order to diagnose your urethritis, your doctor will probably ask about your signs and symptoms and want to know your medical history. He or she will probably examine your genitals, get a specimen of mucus from the inside of your urethra and, for women, your vagina and do lab tests on a sample of your urine.
Treatment usually involves the use of antibiotics. Sexual abstinence may also be recommended until after your treatment is finished.
Urethritis is not something that would normally qualify you to receive Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits from the Social Security Administration. However, you may have urethritis along with other disorders that have led to your disability. As a result, you may need financial assistance.
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Your lymphatic system is composed of a network of thin lymphatic vessels that branch into tissues all through your body like blood vessels. These lymphatic vessels carry a watery, colorless fluid called lymph. Lymph contains infection-fighting cells that are known as lymphocytes.
Small organs that are called lymph nodes are situated along this network of vessels. Clusters of these lymph nodes are located in your abdomen, groin, chest, neck and underarms. Lymphatic tissue is found in your stomach, intestines and skin. Your tonsils, spleen, thymus and bone marrow are also a part of your lymphatic system.
White blood cells are made by your lymphatic system. These white blood cells are known as lymphocytes. They do the critical job of guarding you from infectious invaders like bacteria, fungi and viruses.
Lymphoma develops as a result of these lymphocytes beginning to multiply uncontrollably. They make malignant cells that have the abnormal ability to invade other tissues throughout your body.
Lymphomas are cancers that start in your lymphatic system. There are two main types of lymphoma.
Histiocytic lymphoma is one of these two main kinds of lymphoma. The other is Hodgkin’s disease.
Hodgkin’s disease only accounts for about 1% of all the cancers in the United States. Unfortunately, histiocytic lymphoma is one of the more common cancers in the United States. It is the fifth most common cancer in women and the sixth most common cancer in men.
Researchers are not sure about what causes histiocytic lymphoma. A weakened immune system may be one possible cause. Receiving an organ transplant may also put you at a greater risk for developing histiocytic lymphoma.
Swollen lymph nodes in your neck, groin or armpit may be the only signs and symptoms that you have in the early stages of histiocytic lymphoma. Later, as the disease progresses, there are a variety of signs and symptoms that you may experience depending on where the affected area is in your body. Some of these are:
You or a loved one may have been diagnosed with histiocytic lymphoma. Histiocytic lymphoma and/or complications that have resulted from it or other ailments that you have in conjunction with this disease may have brought about you or your loved one’s disability and inability to work.
Because of this, you may need help. You may need financial assistance.
You or your loved one may consider applying for the financial help that you need from the Social Security Administration by applying for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits because of the disability that has come from histiocytic lymphoma and/or complications that have resulted from it or other illnesses that you have in conjunction with this disease. You may have already applied and been denied by the Social Security Administration.
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