Medical Advice on "Rheumatology"

I have severe low back pain with fatigue and leg pain. Are the symptoms related to arthritis?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I am sorry you are having these symptoms. Have you had any laboratory workups done before? How about imaging studies? There are many causes of your current symptoms and this makes it more complicated since you have ...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Peter Grutas

My p-ANCA is 202.55 U/ml and c-ANCA is 40.74 U/ml. What does the report mean?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have gone through your query. I need to clear a few doubts before giving you the final answer. I understand you had some problem which started three weeks back with joint pains followed by high blood pressure causing ...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Naval Mendiratta

I am getting hives along with joint pain. Could it be due to allergy or lupus?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Well, the hives do go in favor of urticaria. It can be a part of lupus or can be independent as well. But usually, it is an autoimmune process triggered by some allergen (it is possible it is detergent in your case). But...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Naval Mendiratta

I have muscle soreness with positive ANA and ds-DNA. Is this autoimmune disease?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. You have mildly positive antinuclear antibody titer which suggests auto immune disease and Anti-dsDNA (double-stranded DNA) which is slightly above the normal range suggests that you might have SLE (systemic lupus eryt...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Sumit Srivastava

Please specify the foods that can negatively affect arthritis.

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. There are some lifestyle and nutrition recommendations that can be given to any patient suffering from arthritis that may help reduce the pain. Diet rich in omega-3 and antioxidants. Some studies have shown that omeg...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Lokesh

Is Staphylococcus infection dangerous?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com Could you give me the exact duration of the disease? Which are the joints involved in your case? For reactive arthritis (painful form of inflammatory arthritis), you do not need much of treatment. It normally subsides by it...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Naval Mendiratta

After recovery from ischemic stroke, I experience exhaustion, tiredness, ED, etc. Why?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I went through your post, you seem to have diabetic neuropathy which is the cause of your erectile dysfunction and easy fatiguability. In addition, there are features of osteoarthritis. Instead of Paracetamol 325 I wo...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Ashaq Hussain Parrey

What is the right dose of Pregabalin in fibromyalgia?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Well, if that much dose is not effective in fibromyalgia you ought to change it. I understand she is on Quetiapine and also on Effexor (Venlafaxine). I understand that they started it for depression or bipolar dis...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Naval Mendiratta

How to treat a lupus butterfly rash?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have gone through your history and images. (attachment removed to protect patient identity). Your rash seems still very florid and the alopecia is setting in. I am not sure about the medications you are taking ...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Naval Mendiratta

After chiropractic treatment for hiatal hernia, I experience abdominal discomfort. Why?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Well, the symptoms do sound a bit different and something we need to look into. As per the issues, I hope they have looked into any form of venous obstruction i.e. super vein obstruction. Any compression on that v...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Naval Mendiratta