Autoimmune diseases
Your body's immune system protects you from disease and infection. But if you have an autoimmune disease, your immune system attacks healthy cells in your body by mistake. Autoimmune diseases can affect many parts of the body.No one is sure what causes autoimmune diseases. They do tend to run in families. Women - particularly African-American, Hispanic-American, and Native-American women - have a higher risk for some autoimmune diseases.There are more than 80 types of autoimmune diseases, and some have similar symptoms. This makes it hard for your health care provider to know if you really have one of these diseases, and if so, which one. Getting a diagnosis can be frustrating and stressful. Often, the first symptoms are fatigue, muscle aches and a low fever. The classic sign of an autoimmune disease is inflammation, which can cause redness, heat, pain and swelling.The diseases may also have flare-ups, when they get worse, and remissions, when symptoms get better or disappear. Treatment depends on the disease, but in most cases one important goal is to reduce inflammation. Sometimes doctors prescribe corticosteroids or other drugs that reduce your immune response.
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TRUE BROAD LIGAMENT FIBROID *Chief Complaints* 40 year old female presented with lower abdominal pain and heaviness since 6 months *History* Case of para 2 previous 2 normal deliveries presented with lower abdominal pain and heaviness since 6 months. History of increased frequency of micturition. No history of noticing any mass per abdomen. No bowel disturbances. No loss of weight *Vitals* Pulse 78/ min. BP 116/80 mmHg. *Physical Examination* Per abdomen uterus irregularly enlarged to 16 weeks size felt more on left side occupying hypogastric and left ileac fossa region. Per speculum examination. Cervix deviated to right side, with os pointing towards left. Per Vaginal Examination. Uterus iregularly enlarged to 16 weeks size deviated to left. No groove felt between mass and uterus. Cervix felt on right side around 2 cm length os facing left side. *Investigations* Ultrasound revealed fibroid on left lateral wall of uterus around 10*12 cm. No other fibroids seen. Both ovaries normal. *Diagnosis* Fibroid uterus *Management* Patient taken for laparotomy. OT FINDINGS :- Uterus normal size True left sided broad ligament fibroid noted 10*10 cm. Uterine vessels noted to be traversing medial to fibroid. Hysterectomy done taking care of ureter. Histopath came as fibroid
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