Last August I lost a 14 year boy who suffered from a disease called Polyteritis Nodosa. It took time for the doctors to discover it. They took XRAYS,SCAN until discovered he has an infection though at first they were treating Malaria. After his leg swell then they discovered that he has an infection which is not common here in Africa. And we wonder where could have the boy got the disease. Doctors said it is common in Japan and Canada. But this boy has never travelled to oversease countries. So they tried their best to treat him but my son died. Thank you.
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Hi,\n\nSorry to hear about your son. \n\nThe disease is called polyarteritis nodosa. It's a disease that causes inflammation in blood vessels which leads to their destruction. \n\nThe disease involves many organs in the body. It can present as a self limited disease that has only skin lesions or as a severe disease that involves many organs which leads to their disfunction, and to death. \n\nNothing is known at the moment about the genetics of the disease. In the USA it occurs in 9-17 out of 1,000,000 people. It usually affects people of all ages and is much more common in males than females. \n\nThe causes of the disease are unclear as of today. There is evidence that maybe the immunologic system in the body is responsible, because when checking for values of factors in the blood that usually go up in diseases that have an immune cause, these factors go up in this disease as well. \n\nThese include:\n1. antibodies of the type endothelial COH\n2. antibodies that are common in other diseases of blood vessels, called ANCA\n3. There is also a connection with infection from Hepatitis virus (that causes a liver disease usually). In 30% of people with the disease the virus was found in the blood. It's possible that the body's response to the virus causes the disease.
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Sounds like he could have a hidden bacterial infection which could be treated with anti-biotics. This is a recent discovery over the past decades.
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I know you are not in australia; "but", can I suggest you call, THE ROYAL CHILDRENS HOSPITAL in MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA and ask to speak to a resident doctor..................."they are excellent............(hope the child gets well very soon) best wishes.
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first, you will be in my  prayers... second, my dad was diagnosed with a very rare form of MD (supposedly only him and 2 other people in the world have it) and he has had multiple biopsies. generally, it took about a week for his pain to go away, and that was with doing exactly what the doc said, rest, pain meds as prescribed, nothing strenuous... i saw the size of the plugs they took from my dad and i think he did amazingly well to be walking within a week! good luck and again, you'll be in my prayers...
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It happens, but is unusual, especially in a young person.  Can occur in people who take cortisone, or other agents that suppress the immune system.  Sometimes just happens.  \nI would assume he is under treatment with anti-fungus drugs.
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Talk more with your doctor and ask him to be more specific.  Tell him you are VERY concerned.\n\nMy daughter, when she was around 7 had osteomyelitis in her heel.  She was put in the hospital, given antibiotics through an IV.  She was in the hospital for around a week and every thing worked out fine.  She got over it.   Medicine was near as good as it is today.  Good luck.  Pops
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Sorry if I am not as specific as you want, but its for your convenience bcause CF is a pretty common disease in the caucasians and you should look for it by yourself\nANyway, the most important thing is that there is an altered cloride channel (because a missfolding in the REr bcause a deletion of the fenilalanine in position 508 in the cromosome 7) and this Cl channel cannt go out to the cell surface and then you cant secrete water (bcause Cl should go out of the cell and water should join Cl in this movement), so the result is thick mucus and predisposition of infections. Something else, carriers are less suceptive to thyfoid fever as I know, not to tuberculosis (but better search yourself and be sure)\nGood luck
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WELL AM AN INDIAN IN CHINA where this 1st struck but not in all provinces in china.but these people say they hav a way to avoid this. not exactly sure,i will ask the senior doctors an let know if atall.i am a student of meedicine
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Not everyone gets it hun. You may be lucky and already be immune to it if you have been in close contact to someone who had it, eg a sibling. And it's not just young kids who get it... I had it aged 26!!
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It seems like your brother has an infection of some sort, but I'm not sure from what.\n\nIt's unlikely that it's a bacterial infection, since he's already on antibiotics, so it might be either a serious viral infection, a fungal infection, or worse like a tick or spider bite.\n\nIn any case, make sure his doctor has given him the most thorough blood test available, along with checkups as often as possible.\n\nAs for you, try entering his symptoms into the symptom checker function at WebMd.com and see which illness he is most likely to have.\n\nI will pray for him.
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I'm so sorry to hear about your loss.  One can't imagine what you went through.\n\nMy son had this at six weeks old, it was awful but with a 18month as well to look after, everything was awfult then.\n\nHe then had another attack of it at two years of age.  It was only at that time we realised how ill you can get.  I had to hold the oxygen mask to hids face whilst he fought to breathe.\n\nIt was an horrendous time & I now know that once your child has had it, they will always be suseptable for chest infections etc.\n\nI hope you get some serious answers.\n\nTake care
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First, I'll address MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylcoccus aureus).  S. aurues is a common organism.  One-third of the U.S. population carries this organism within their nares.  About 1% of the U.S. population carries MRSA within their nares (roughly 3 million people), although higher carriage rates may vary with region and population base.  Colonization with MRSA does not equate to infection, and colonization can be harmless.  Also, there has been a delineation within the last several years between typical hospital-acquired MRSA and a newer community-acquired MRSA.  The latter form has been associated with greater virulence due to certain toxins.  There have been many reported cases of young healthy individuals presented with overwhelming pneumonia and sepsis due to community-acquired MRSA, but this is a minority.\n\nS. aureus is spread through contact with a person infected or colonized with the organism, although contact does not necessarily mean you will become infected or colonized.  Simple hygiene (ie, handwashing) is most important to prevent transmission.  Because someone else in your family has a MRSA infection, does not mean you should not go near them.  Please continue to visit and associate with your family as you always have.  It sounds as if many people in your family have problems with Staphylococcal infection, and you have probably been exposed numerous times over.\n\nWhen does MRSA cause a problem?  Several host and bacterial factors determine when MRSA becomes pathogenic.  Some bacterial factors include the ability to produce certain toxins.  Host factors include defects in skin barrier or underlying immune suppression (such as the treatment of lupus, but not lupus itself).\n\nHow do you know if your infected? What can you do?  S. aureus typically causes skin and skin structure infections such as cellulitis and furunculosis (eg, boils).  Other infections such as pneumonia are much less common.  If you develop signs of skin inflammation, it IS important to report to your doctor about exposure to MRSA.  If antibiotics are required, knowledge of exposure to MRSA can assist with prescribing appropriate empiric therapy.  Lastly, if you (or your family members) experience problems with recurrent "Staph" infections, there are a few measures which may help decrease colonization (but does not guarantee elimination of colonization or prevent re-colonization).  These factors include: use of mupirocin (Bactroban) ointment applied within the nares twice daily for 7 days and intermittent use of chlorhexidine soap applied to whole body during showering or bathing (at least twice a week).  Other factors reported by some to help include: aggressive cleaning of clothes and bedding at the beginning of the above cycle and bleach baths (1/2 cup of bleach in a full tub of water, soak for 30 min once a week).
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My brother had the same problem when he was 10, also my sister when she was 3 years old, that happen in Guatemala, and in the 80's.  I think after 20 years the technology have most knowledge, but even at that time and in a country with bad medical resources in that time, my sister and brother did really good.  My sister now is mother of 3, my brother unfortunately past away but was in a fire (he was firefighter and he die in a call trying to rescue 2 kids, nothing related with the cyst).  Just relax, there is some medicine to treat her and there is not surgery needed.
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let your endocrinologist know that you are interested in finding out about other people with the condition in your living area. most places have diabetic camp, groups, annual fund raising, annual get together trips etc..... your Dr. should know of all of these activities. my son has been diabetic since he was 16 months old and he is currently 12 years old. if you would like to email me with your experiences i would be glad to accommodate.
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My Grandfather died about two weeks ago.  He had a melanoma removed from his skin a few years ago, but it was already in his blood.  He had his lymph nodes on his right side removed.  While they were there they found some cancer growing in in left lung.  He had most of that removed about a year ago.  He made what looked to be a full recovery before he suffered "stroke like" symptoms.  He went to to hospital where they found cancerous tumors in his brain which had ruptured and were bleeding into his brain.  He died about three days later.
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I must say i'M not a doctor but I have had 2 friends with lupus one is in her sixties and the other is in her fifties, so it hasn't been a death sentence for either of them, and they have both had it since they were young, but with the other items you mentioned, I don't know the overall picture,  would suggest going onto WebMD and see what it says,Best of Luck
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Click the link-- should answer all your HSV questions. Keep in mind that everyone's immune system is different, and that the longer a person carries the virus, the less likely it's going to cause an outbreak. Have your son find a support group to discuss anything HSV related with- he may not think it's important but it'll help him to understand that there are more people than he may realize who share the same virus-- and that they're people, too, with the same wants/needs/desires as everyone else. :)