Re: A medical term question.

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hi maryellen:

compression causing pg? never have seen this mentioned anyplace. but

since pg is of unknown origin who knows? we usually assicate pg with

autoinflammation.

on atrophy of the scalp, i found something i thought was interesting.

it is a case study and it sure sounded a lot like you. take a look:

http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3977/is_200403/ai_n9366200

see what you think. you might want to do some searchs on this to dive

a little deeper.

jeff

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> Hello friends.

>

> I have not gotton back my MRI results yet! But I do have a copy of

> the MRI'S after takin for my copies.. I pretty much can make out

> some things but not everything!!! In relations to pg.. Fist off my

> spine is full of arthritis inside and outside. Looks like spinal

> stenosis with the narrowing.. But there is one unusual thing that

> sticks out like a sore thumb on the MRI.. It is not coming out of my

> spine but pressing into my spine from where I don't know! It looks

> like a huge jagged peice of something. as if you were to point a gun

> let's say, that exact position. What ever it is,maybe a spur I don't

> know, the point of it is pressing right into the arthritis on the

> outside of my spine. Maybe it's coming from my neck I don't know but

> it sticks out like a sore thumb!

>

> Getting back to the medical term question.. Does anybody know what

> Atrophy of the scalp means????? If it has something to do with the

> cervical area I am wondering compression and arthritis= PG... 2 drs

> said no! The dematologist said it's possible if I have PG there can

> be compression causing the PG.. Should I believe him??

>

> Thanks

>

> ellen

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