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Can costochondritis be a symptom of lupus
A 53-year-old female asked:
Dr. Mary Bergumanswered
Family Medicine 22 years experience
Inflamation: Pericarditis is inflamation of the sack around the heart. Pushing on your chest will not reproduce the pain. Some changes in position will. Costochond... Read More
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Dr. Douglas Mundanswered
Rheumatology 48 years experience
Hard at times: Both can present with chest pain pericarditis may also have palpitations and shortness of breath with it even at rest. Costochondritis is usually more... Read More
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A 16-year-old female asked:
Dr. Stuart Hickersonanswered
Family Medicine 34 years experience
Inflammation: Sounds like you have stiffness and irritation in many places. An action step worth taking would be getting food allergy testing. Dietary changes can b... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
Dr. Nayla Mumnehanswered
Allergy and Immunology 31 years experience
Sometimes: With lupus, sometimes the immune system does not function properly and one can end up with recurrent sinus infections. There are many more common caus... Read More
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5.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A Verified Doctoranswered
Rheumatology 54 years experience
No: Chronic sinusitis is not a symptom of lupus. It is ususally not related to any autoimmune disease but it can be a presenting feature in one, that bein... Read More
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Dr. Franklyn Gergitsanswered
ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 31 years experience
Chronic sinusitis: Greetings. While sinusitis can be a chronic debilitating disease state as is lupus, they are not classically linked. Lupus is linked to an auto-immune... Read More
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4.6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 42-year-old member asked:
A Verified Doctoranswered
Rheumatology 54 years experience
No: Rosacea is not a manifestation of lupus. It is simply a skin disease that can be confused with the rash of lupus but is totally unrelated.
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A 30-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jon Fishburnanswered
Ophthalmology 32 years experience
Rare if possible: Temporal arteries is an inflammatory vasculitis that can obliterate the head blood vessels like the temporal artery (large sized). Systemic lupus can ... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Tracy Lovellanswered
Internal Medicine - rheumatology 23 years experience
See below: Not likely--this could be an ovarian cyst that ruptured.
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Vasudev Ananthramanswered
Cardiology 34 years experience
Yes but...: Lupus flare up can cause inflammation of the pleura and pericardium (sack around the lungs and heart respectively) which can cause chest pain. Howev... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. John Overholtanswered
Allergy and Immunology 28 years experience
No: Eoe, though incompletely understood, is not related to lupus or other autoimmune diseases.
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A 44-year-old female asked:
A Verified Doctoranswered
Urgent Care 21 years experience
Dime sized lesions: Excellent question. I would see a Dermatologist ASAP full history and exam. If lesions are on the palms of the hand or soles of the feet secondary s... Read More
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A 17-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nicole Touchetanswered
Family Medicine 32 years experience
Maybe: Costochondritis may cause pain with deep breaths, but if the pain is severe or persists, I would recommend being checked out to make sure nothing else... Read More
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