Question 1

what could lead to having rheumatic disease?

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Infection: Rheumatic fever is caused by a bacteria and usually from a strept throat. Some people are more prone to get such an infection. Poor dental care as well as poor overal hygiene can predispose someone to getting the infection. The infection can leave permanent damage to heart muscle an valves.

Question 2

could anxiety lead to addison disease?

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No: Emotions do not cause addison's disease, and most likely, the cause is secondary to some organic problem such as tuberculosis or underlying endocrinological dysfnctn.  Start with a local endocrinology specialist, uncover causation, and get appropriate therapy!

Question 3

what diseases can lead to d overproduction of sebum only in scalp?

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Likely normal: Sebum production at your age is normal and indicating good health. As we get older, we tend to produce less sebum . Therefore, do not get upset, but do shampoo your hair daily .

Question 4

does wilson's disease lead to leukemia?

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No: Wilson disease is the genetic disorder cause abnormal cooper metabolism. It usually cause liver and central nervous system abnormality. There is no evidence that wilson disease can cause leukemia or the incidence of leukemia is high in children with wilson disease.

Question 5

what are underlying diseases stress can lead to?

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Stress: Studies have found many health problems related to stress. Stress seems to worsen or increase the risk of conditions like obesity, heart disease, Alzheimer's disease, diabetes, depression, gastrointestinal problems, and asthma. People with stress can have symptoms of infectious illness more often. It does this by altering normal behavior and depressing your immune system.

Question 6

does meniere's disease lead to total disability?

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Rare: Few people due to the severity of their hearing loss and the frequency of their vertigo will become disabled from long term meniere's disease.

Question 7

what diseases are most likely to lead to pneumonia?

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Immunodeficiency: Immunodeficiency tops the list followed by chronic bronchitis/copd, steroids use and any other chronic conditions. Consider getting pneumonia shot and flu shots regularly.

Question 8

what diseases would lead to needing an organ donation?

Accepted Answer

Long-term Failure: To require an organ donation (needing a transplant) the organ in question must have irreversibly failed. The most common situation is kidney failure which requires dialysis or a transplant for the person to live. Diabetes and hypertension are the most frequent causes of kidney failure. Liver failure can be caused by hepatitis (B or C), fatty liver (from obesity) or alcohol overuse.

Question 9

how does wilson's disease eventually lead to leukemia?

Accepted Answer

Rare: There is an increases risk for hepatocellular (liver) carcinoma.  I am not aware of an increased leukemia risk.  Copper deficiency can cause a myriad of hematologic manifestations.  There have been case reports of patients with wilson's disease developing leukemia, but the thought was that they were unrelated.  Hope this helps.

Question 10

what can lead to, or is associated with crohn's disease?

Accepted Answer

The following cause or are associated with Crohn's disease::   Rectal abscess.

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