Re: Re: Other Autoimmune disorders?

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In a message dated 10/13/01 4:42:04 PM Pacific Daylight Time, ticklemelui@... writes:

And I have horrible harsh raised red lines on my hips and legs, which they thought was due to the pred, but now think it may be another autoimmune disorder.

Could they just be stretch marks?

Harper

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In a message dated 10/15/01 7:21:30 AM Pacific Daylight Time, ticklemelui@... writes:

Thats what I thought at first, so I didn't say anything to my doc, I then showed them to my mum and a few friends who all said that they aren't like any stretch marks they had ever seen.

I've showed them to my doc and he is the one who thinks they may be caused by another autoimmune disorder. So he's run some tests and I'm going to go to see a dermatologist. I would like them to just be stretch marks!

Let us know. So many funny things happen to the skin during Prednisone use. (One is odd, purple, wormy-looking growths on the face. Mine were on my eyelids, but they went away when the dose lowered.)

I skimmed through my Palmer liver book looking for skin disorders and see that xanthomas are common in people with PBC. Also, check out this possibility:

"Vasculitis -- inflammation of the blood vessels -- may present as a raised, purplish skin discoloration, known as purpura, which is most commonly located on the legs. This discoloration is due to leakage of blood under the skin."

The book discusses vasculitis in the chapter on Hepatitis C, but I know other people also develop it. However, I think vasculitis is pretty common, so your doctor has probably already considered it.

Harper (AIH 5/00)

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Hello I also have these marks on my tummy. They

look like they could break open and time. My Dr. says

it is from Pred. Nothing on my legs!!! At time these

get bigger, It is always when my count is up. Let me

hear what your Dr. says Sherry

--- ticklemelui@... wrote:

> Harper

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> Thats what I thought at first, so I didn't say

> anything to my doc, I

> then showed them to my mum and a few friends who all

> said that they

> aren't like any stretch marks they had ever seen.

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> I've showed them to my doc and he is the one who

> thinks they may be

> caused by another autoimmune disorder. So he's run

> some tests and I'm

> going to go to see a dermatologist. I would like

> them to just be

> stretch marks!

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> > In a message dated 10/13/01 4:42:04 PM Pacific

> Daylight Time,

> > ticklemelui@y... writes:

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> > > And I have horrible harsh raised red lines on my

> hips and legs,

> which they

> > > thought was due to the pred, but now think it

> may be another

> autoimmune

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> > Could they just be stretch marks?

> > Harper

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In a message dated 10/16/01 2:15:23 PM Pacific Daylight Time, ticklemelui@... writes:

Thanks for the info, I've recently moved house and I've 'lost' my Palmer book.

Until you find your book, you might try the Palmer website, which contains some excerpts from the book. The address is liverdisease.com. Harper (AIH 5/00)

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Aubrey has Jra, uveitis, asthma. Terri B

From: kim_j_williams@...

Sent: Saturday, January 02, 2010 12:22 PM

Subject: Re: Other autoimmune disorders?

Funny, my daughter, Abby, also five has pauci extended. She does not have

another autoimmune disease, but I have Graves disease. I had hyperthyroidism,

but now have hypo after tx. My hubby's cousin also has Graves disease and her

daughter had pauci arthritis too. Interesting, is there links between thyroid

disease and arthritis? I have heard that with having one autoimmune disorder

your more likely to have another, but not sure of the exact study.

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All are auto immune in nature. According to my son's first rheumy, these kids

have " hyper " immune systems which can cause this. Their immune systems are out

of whack, if you will. Michele ( 22, spondy)

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christiewillett

> Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2009 9:02 PM

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> Hi all,

> My 5 year old Abby (poly,uveitis) was just diagnosed with autoimmune thyroid

disease. Dealing with her hypothyroidism is fairly straightforward (I have adult

onset hypothyroidism, which is treated with daily replacement hormone) but it

concerns me that she has developed a second autoimmune disease. How many others

have kids with multiple autoimmune diseases? Our new pediatric rheumatologist

said this was fairly common, but we are a bit shaken nonetheless. Anyone else

dealing with this?

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> mom to Grace (7), Abby (5, poly JIA with uveitis and hypothyroidism) and Eliza

(4 months)

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