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Proteus syndrome
"is a rare condition characterized by overgrowth of the bones, skin, and other tissues. Organs and tissues affected by the disease grow out of proportion to the rest of the body. The overgrowth is usually asymmetric, which means it affects the right and left sides of the body differently." REF: https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/proteus-syndrome
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What are the symptoms of proteus syndrome?
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Proteus syndrome?
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A 40-year old asked:
Are individuals born with proteus syndrome?
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A 41-year old asked:
Are there treatments for proteus syndrome?
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A 45-year old asked:
Please help docs! is proteus syndrome preventable?
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A 40-year old asked:
Proteus syndrome: what kinds of treatment are available for it?
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A 43-year old asked:
What is proteus mirabalis treated with?
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A 25-year old female asked:
What is Proteus OX-19? I tested positive 1:160
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A 27-year old female asked about a 70-year old female:
How can proteus mirabilis tramitted? What are the ways it can be transmitted or transfer?
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A 21-year old female asked:
Is it normal that proteus mirabilis becomes resistant to prulifloxacin? And in what cases it becomes resistant??
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A 36-year old asked:
What is the relevence of proteus mirabilis in my poo sample?
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A member asked:
What does it mean if I tested proteus positive in me blood test
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A 20-year old female asked:
A question answered here said proteus mirabilis can be passed by human contact. Then i asked if it could be passed sexually. Answer was no. Is it true?
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A 38-year old asked:
What causes proteus mirabilis infection of the skin?
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A 20-year old female asked:
Is amoxcillin a good treatment for proteus mirabilis?
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A 35-year old asked:
How common is an infection from proteus mirabilis?
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A 29-year old asked:
What is the bacterial growth pattern of proteus mirabilis?
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A 20-year old female asked:
What symptoms do you get with the bacteria proteus mirabilis in men and women?
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A 20-year old female asked:
Whats the difference between a urinanaylsis and a urine culture? Which would be best to detect proteus mirabilis? Would both be able to do it?
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A 20-year old female asked:
I read that proteus mirabilis produces ammonia? So what if i disinfect a area with ammonia or windex? Will it disinfect it or make it stronger?
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A 40-year old asked:
Will cefixime (surpax) kill yersinia and proteus mirabillis bacteria?
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A 61-year old male asked:
My plantar wound culture is positive for Proteus mirabilis.should i be worried? Should I go for iv meropenem?
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A 20-year old female asked:
I had an ICD placement and they found proteus in the pocket of where the device was placed. Could untreated staph cause this?
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A 20-year old female asked:
I had proteus mirabilis in vagina not in urine. Could my husband get it from me since it was in my vagina? How would he get tested
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A 20-year old female asked:
What if i give oral sex to someone that has proteus mirabilis? What would it infect? Would it be able to travel all the way to my urinary tract?
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A 20-year old female asked:
I need a second opinion. I have proteus mirabilis. Was given amoxcillin 500mg for 5 days twice a day. Is this effective? Doctor didn't sound so sure
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A 40-year old female asked:
What does it mean if proteus maribila was found in my breast abscess culture?
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A 47-year old asked:
What to do if i found out i had a UTI caused by proteus mirabilis. My doctor said my boyfriend doesn't need to be treated?
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A 22-year old male asked:
Hi, Im a male & i just learned i have a UTI called Proteus Mirabilis. if known, what causes this bacteria to occur or what are the natural causes?
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A 20-year old female asked:
If i gave oral sex to someone with proteus mirabilis, would it be passed on to me? I know the UTI can't be passed, but what about the bacteria itself?
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