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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
Idiopathic
Pulmonary Fibrosis
  • over 50 years of age,
  • dry, non-productive cough on exertion,
  • progressive exertional dyspnea (shortness of breath with exercise),
  • dry, inspiratory bibasilar "velcro-like" crackles on auscultation (a crackling sound in the lungs during inhalation similar to velcro being torn apart slowly, heard with a stethoscope),
  • clubbing of the digits, a disfigurement of the finger tips or toes,
  • abnormal pulmonary function test results, with evidence of restriction and impaired gas exchange,
Idiopathic
Thrombocytopenic
Purpura
Symptoms can go undetected but when present consist of the following:
  • easy or excessive bruising (purpura),
  • superficial bleeding into the skin that appears as a rash of pinpoint-sized reddish-purple spots (petechiae), usually on the lower legs,
  • bleeding from the gums or nose
  • blood in urine or stools,
  • unusually heavy menstrual flow,
Irritable Bowel
Syndrome
Common symptoms:
  • abdominal pain or cramping
  • a bloated feeling,
  • gas,
  • diarrhea or constipation - sometimes alternating bouts of constipation and diarrhea,
  • mucus in the stool,
More serious conditions:
  • rectal bleeding,
  • abdominal pain that progresses or occurs at night,
  • weight loss,
Inflammatory
Bowel Disease
Accounting for far fewer cases are other forms of IBD, which are not always classified as typical IBD:
  • collagenous colitis,
  • lymphocytic colitis,
  • ischaemic colitis,
  • diversion colitis,
  • behçet's disease,
  • indeterminate colitis,
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Signs &
Symptoms
Kawasaki's
Disease
Symptoms usually appear in three phases.

1st phase signs and symptoms include:
  • a fever that is often is higher than 102.2 F (39 C) and lasts more than three days,
  • extremely red eyes (conjunctivitis) without a thick discharge,
  • a rash on the main part of the body (trunk) and in the genital area,
  • red, dry, cracked lips and an extremely red, swollen tongue (strawberry tongue),
  • swollen, red skin on the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet,
  • swollen lymph nodes in the neck and perhaps elsewhere,
  • Irritability,

2nd phase In the second phase of the disease, your child may develop:
  • peeling of the skin on the hands and feet, especially the tips of the fingers and toes, often in large sheets,
  • joint pain,
  • diarrhea,
  • vomiting,
  • abdominal pain,

3rd phase of the disease, signs and symptoms slowly go away unless complications develop. It may be as long as eight weeks before energy levels seem normal again.

If your child has a fever that lasts more than three days, contact your child's doctor, or see your child's doctor if your child has a fever along with four or more of the following signs and symptoms:
  • redness in both eyes,
  • a very red, swollen tongue,
  • redness of the palms or soles,
  • skin peeling,
  • a rash,
  • swollen lymph nodes,
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