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Mar 30, 2006 13:03

Everything still hurts, but I am getting better. I think.

It could be worse.

It could be vasculitis.

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spinsaweb March 30 2006, 18:21:05 UTC
What's vasculitis?

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wilsonmd March 30 2006, 18:26:44 UTC
A group of autoimmune disorders or infections that cause inflammation of the blood vessels. That can affect your organs and occasionally cause paralysis. One of the more common types is, and can I get a drumroll here, Lupus.

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spinsaweb March 30 2006, 19:56:54 UTC
I'm having sudden Man-Wolf flashbacks here, but I doubt that's what Lupus actually entails, somehow.

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wilsonmd March 30 2006, 22:01:56 UTC
No, no. Not...really. Lupus erythematosus. It's a sometimes fatal autoimmune disease. The immune system attacks your cells and tissue, which results in damage. Patients present with alopecia, mouth and nasal ulcers, and lesions on the skin. There is also, occasionally, renal and neurological damage/failure.

Very little massive hair growth. I think you're thinking of Hypertrichosis.

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spinsaweb March 30 2006, 22:23:12 UTC
I think I'm thinking of Lycanthropy.

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