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    The R. A. A. I. D. Signs & Symptoms Checker is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. It is for information, and educational awareness of autoimmune diseases only. Never ignore professional medical advice in seeking treatment because of something you have read on our website. Please consult a certified health care provider, or doctor in regards to your symptoms or medical condition.
     This R. A. A. I. D. Signs & Symptoms Checker focuses on some of the common symptoms of  the 80 - 100's of confirmed autoimmune conditions. This checker is by no means complete. For an exhaustive list see the book, Living Well With Autoimmune Disease, By Mary J. Shoman. This list can be an important first step in getting appropriate testing and the right medical diagnosis. http://www.thyroid-info.com/autochecklist.htm
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Diseases &
Conditions
Signs &
Symptoms
Addison's Disease
  • fatigue and loss of energy,
  • decreased appetite,
  • nausea,
  • diarrhea,
  • abdominal pain,
  • weight loss,
  • muscle weakness,
  • dizziness,
  • dehydration,
  • darkened (pigmented) skin,
  • tanned, or bronzed skin,
  • darkening of the lining of the mouth, vagina, and rectum,
  • dark pigmentation of the area around the nipples (aereola),
Alopecia Areata
  • small bald patches,
  • underlying skin is un-scarred,
  • skin looks superficially normal,
  • occurs on any part of the body with hair,
  • different areas of the skin may exhibit hair loss and regrowth at the same time,
  • may go into remission for a time,
  • can be permanent,
  • common in children,
  • area of hair loss may tingle or be painful,
  • hair tends to fall out over a short period of time,
  • exclamation point hairs narrower along the length of the strand closer to the base,

Amyotrophic Lateral
Sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's)
  • weakness in the arms or legs,
  • loss of dexterity in the fingers,
  • muscles weakness in the mouth and throat that control chewing, swallowing, and speaking,
  • hoarseness or tired after speaking at length,
  • speech may become slurred,
  • muscle wasting and persistent twitching (fasciculation),
  • loss of the ability to walk, to use the arms and hands, to speak clearly or at all, to swallow, and to hold the head up,
  • weakness of the respiratory muscles,

Ankylosing Spondylitis
  • low back and hip pain,
  • stiffness,
  • difficulty expanding the chest,
  • pain in the neck, shoulders, knees, and ankles,
  • low-grade fever,
  • fatigue weight loss, most commonly in males 30 years old and older,

Anti - GBM Nephritis
  • malaise,
  • weight loss,
  • fatigue,
  • fever, and chills,
  • joint aches and pains
  • coughing up blood,
  • cough, and shortness of breath,
  • blood in the urine,
  • protein in the urine,
  • unexplained swelling of limbs or face, high amounts of urea in the blood,
  • and high blood pressure,
Antiphospholipid Syndrome
  • chest pain and shortness of breath,
  • pain, redness, warmth, and swelling in the limbs,
  • ongoing headaches,
  • speech changes,
  • upper body discomfort in the arms, back, neck, and jaw,
  • nausea,
  • headaches,
  • memory loss,
  • heart valve problems,
Arthritis
  • inability to use the hand or walk,
  • stiffness, which may be worse in the morning, or after use,
  • malaise and fatigue,
  • muscle aches and pains,
  • tenderness,
  • difficulty moving the joint,
  • swelling, joint stiffness and aching around the joint(s),
  • muscle weakness,
  • loss of flexibility,
  • decreased aerobic fitness,
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Diseases &
Conditions
Signs &
Symptoms
Asthma
  • wheezing,
  • shortness of breath,
  • chest tightness, and coughing,
  • chess pain,
  • sternocleidomastoid,
  • scalene muscles,
  • paradoxical pulse,
  • over-inflation of the chest,
Atopic Allergy
  • asthma,
  • hay fever,
  • atopic dermatitis,
  • food allergies,
  • hypersensitivity to environmental allergens,
Atopic Dermatitis
  • dry and scaly skin that spans the entire body,
  • intensely itchy red,
  • splotchy, raised lesions,
  • dennie-morgan infraorbital fold,
  • infra-auricular fissure,
  • periorbital pigmentation,
  • classic ''dirty neck'' appearance,
  • lichenification,
  • excoriation and erosion,
  • crusting on the trunk,
  • flexural distribution,
  • hyperlinearily on the wrist, finger knuckles, ankle, feet and hand,

Autoimmune Active
Chronic Hepatitis
  • chronic liver disease,
  • abnormal liver function,
  • fatigue,
  • aches,
  • acute hepatitis,
  • fever,
  • jaundice,
  • right upper quadrant abdominal pain,
  • arthralgias,
  • myalgias,
  • polyserositis,
  • thrombocytopenia,
  • mild liver dysfunction,
Autoimmune Inner Ear
Disease (AIED)
  • severe dizziness or vertigo,
  • tinnitus,
  • hearing loss,
  • headache,
  • nausea,
  • vomiting,
  • diarrhea,
Balo Disease
  • muscle spasms,
  • paralysis (loss of ability to move a part of the body),
  • seizures,
  • cognitive loss (difficulty processing information, with memory or with executive functions),
  • aphasia (difficulty speaking or understanding speech),
  • high fever,
  • headache,
Behcet's Disease
  • ulcers of the mouth,
  • genitalia,
  • inflammation of the irises,
  • and joint pains,
  • uveitis and retinal vasculitis,
  • optic atrophy,
Berger's Disease
  • cola - or tea - colored urine (caused by red blood cells in the urine),
  • repeated episodes of cola- or tea-colored urine, sometimes even visible blood in your urine, usually during or after an upper respiratory or other type of infection,
  • pain in the side(s) of your back below your ribs (flank),
  • swelling (edema) in your hands and feet, High blood pressure,
Bullous Pemphigoid
  • large blisters,
  • eczema or hive-like rash rather than blisters,
  • blisters or sores in your mouth,
  • mucous membranes of your eyes and mouth, (mucous membrane pemphigoid),
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