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Dropsy and Receiving Social Security Disability Benefits

Monday, November 14th, 2011

Dropsy is swelling that takes place as a result of fluid becoming trapped in the tissues of your body. Dropsy refers to large amounts of fluid that are retained in your circulatory system or the spaces between the cells of your body.

In most cases, dropsy takes place in your feet, legs and ankles. However, dropsy may also develop in other areas of your body, such as your face and hands.

It is important to understand that dropsy is not a disease or a disorder. Dropsy is a sign or symptom of an underlying problem that is causing it. In fact, dropsy may be the primary sign or symptom of the underlying difficulty that is responsible for it. If dropsy is chronic (long-term, ongoing) and widespread, it may be a sign of a serious underlying medical problem.

Dropsy is an older term that is used for swelling in your soft tissues. This condition is also known by other names. It is referred to as fluid retention, edema, swollen legs, hydropsy and swelling.

Dropsy is a condition that can take place in anyone at any time. However, dropsy occurs most of the time in women who are pregnant and older adults.

Dropsy is a result of tiny blood vessels (capillaries) in your body leaking fluid. This fluid leakage may be caused by damage to or increased pressure in your capillaries. This leakage may also be the result of lowered levels of serum albumin. Serum albumin is one of the proteins in your blood. The fluid that leaks from your capillaries gets into your surrounding tissue. When this happens, the tissue begins to swell.

As mentioned earlier, dropsy is a sign or symptom of an underlying problem that causes your capillaries to start leaking. There are several things that can do this. Some of these include:

  • Congestive heart failure
  • Medications, such as corticosteroids, calcium channel blockers and NSAIDs
  • Brain tumors or head trauma
  • Pregnancy
  • Nephrotic syndrome
  • Cirrhosis of the liver
  • Allergic reactions
  • Critical illness, such as life-threatening infections or burns
  • Obstruction of the flow of liquid from a body part

Even though dropsy is a sign or symptom of an underlying problem, there are also signs and symptoms that may be an indication of dropsy. Some of these are:

  • Stretched or shiny skin
  • Swelling or puffiness of the tissue that is located under your skin (subcutaneous tissue)
  • An increase in the size of your abdomen
  • Your skin continuing to keep a dimple even after it has been pressed for several seconds.
  • Indications of dropsy in your lungs include:
  • Shortness of breath
  • Chest pain
  • Having trouble breathing

If you are experiencing dropsy, the underlying difficulty that is responsible for it may make you eligible to receive social security disability benefits like SSDI or SSI. A good decision would be to turn to one of the social security disability lawyers at socialsecurityhome.com. The social security attorneys at socialsecurityhome.com will help you explore your options in regard to disability benefits.

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Supraglottitis and Receiving Social Security Disability Benefits

Sunday, November 13th, 2011

Your epiglottis is a thin lid-like flap of cartilage tissue that is joined to the root of your tongue. Your epiglottis is situated in front, behind your tongue and in front of the entrance to your larynx (voice box).

Your epiglottis is what allows air to pass through your voice box and into the remainder of your respiratory system while you are at rest. Your epiglottis covers the entrance to your voice box when you swallow. By virtue of this action, your epiglottis prevents liquids and food from going into your windpipe.

Food might get into your lungs and air might be able to enter your stomach if both your air passage and food passage were open as you swallow. One of the main purposes and tasks of your epiglottis is to prevent this from happening. The way in which your epiglottis accomplishes this is by working the way a lid does every time you swallow.

Supraglottitis is a disease that is marked by your epiglottis becoming swollen and inflamed. The flow of air into your lungs gets blocked when this disease takes place, and it becomes a potentially life-threatening occurrence. If you are suffering from supraglottitis, you may qualify to receive some kind of social security disability benefits like SSI or SSDI. It is always a wise move to contact one of the social security attorneys at socialsecurityhome.com to explore the options that are available to you. The social security attorneys at socialsecurityhome.com are experienced in dealing with the Social Security Administration when it comes to disability benefits. Go to socialsecurityhome.com, right now.

Fortunately, supraglottitis is a rare disease in adults in the United States. However, there is some evidence which indicates that the incidence of the disease may be on the rise. It is estimated that there are somewhere around 10 to 40 cases of supraglottitis per million people in the United States.

Supraglottitis takes place in men more often than it does in women. This is by a ratio of about 6 to 4.

Supraglottitis may be brought about by either injury or infection. Injuries that may lead to this disease include:

  • Swallowing a chemical that burns your throat
  • Burns that occur as a result of drinking an extremely hot liquid
  • Smoking drugs, such as crack cocaine
  • Sustaining a direct blow of some kind to your throat
  • Swallowing a foreign object

Infections that may result in supraglottitis are:

  • Pneumococcus (streptococcus pneumoniae)
  • Candida albicans
  • Streptococcus A, B and C
  • Varicella zoster
  • Hib bacteria (Haemophilus influenzae type b)

The signs and symptoms that result from supraglottitis may occur slowly over a period of days in adults. However, the signs and symptoms of supraglottitis may also come on within a matter of a few hours. Some of the signs and symptoms of this disease include:

  • Having problems with speaking
  • Having a difficult time breathing
  • A heart rate that is fast
  • A severe sore throat
  • Breathing that becomes raspy and harsh
  • Fever
  • Your voice becoming muffled or hoarse
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Vascular Thoracic Outlet Syndrome and Receiving Social Security Disability

Saturday, November 12th, 2011

Your thoracic outlet lies between your chest and your neck. Your thoracic outlet is above the top of your rib cage.

Inside of your thoracic outlet are a network of nerves that runs to your arms (brachial plexus), your clavicle (collar bone), your first rib and the arteries that are underneath your collar bone (subclavian artery) that supply blood to your arms. Anatomical structures, such as your nerves and blood vessels that travel to your neck and arm region, trachea and esophagus go through your thoracic outlet.

There are a group of disorders that occur when your nerves or blood vessels inside of your thoracic outlet are compressed (pressed together, squeezed). These are known as thoracic outlet syndrome. Abnormal nerve sensations and pain in your shoulder, hand and/or arm and neck are what mark thoracic outlet syndrome.

Thoracic outlet syndrome occurs more often in women than it does in men. Women who are between the ages of 35 and 55 develop this syndrome most of the time.

As has already been mentioned, thoracic outlet syndrome results when blood vessels and nerves in your thoracic outlet are compressed. There are several things that can bring this about, such as:

  • Congenital (present at birth) structural defects that you inherit like an extra rib above your first rib (cervical rib) or a fibrous band that is abnormally tight that connects your rib to your spine
  • Poor posture that includes holding your head in a forward position or your shoulders drooping
  • Pressure on your joints that comes from things like carrying a backpack or an oversized bag
  • Pregnancy, as it loosens your joints
  • Any repetitive activity that requires you to do the same thing time after time
  • A traumatic event like a car accident
  • Pressure on your joints because of obesity

Vascular thoracic outlet syndrome is one of the forms of this syndrome. As the name suggests, vascular thoracic outlet syndrome is when this syndrome affects your vascular system. Vascular thoracic outlet syndrome is evidenced by one or more of the veins and arteries under your collar bone in your thoracic outlet being compressed. If you are afflicted with vascular thoracic outlet syndrome, it may be that you are entitled to social security disability benefits such as SSDI or SSI. It is never a mistake to seek the advice of one of the SSI or SSDI attorneys at socialsecurityhome.com. The social security attorneys at socialsecurityhome.com are knowledgeable about disability benefits.

There are several signs and symptoms that may be an indication of vascular thoracic outlet syndrome. Possible signs and symptoms are:

  • A throbbing lump that is near your collar bone
  • Weak or no pulse in your arm that is affected
  • Swelling and pain in your arm that may result from blood clots
  • Tiny, usually infarcts (black spots) on your fingers
  • A bluish discoloration of your hand
  • Pallor (a lack of color) in one or more of your fingers or your entire hand
  • Subclavian vein thrombosis (a blood clot under your collar bone)
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Erb’s Paralysis and Receiving Social Security Disability Benefits

Friday, November 11th, 2011

Your brachial plexus is made up of a network of nerves that begin near your neck and shoulder. These nerves originate at your spinal cord in your neck. Your brachial plexus controls your wrist, hand, shoulder and elbow.

Messages going from your brain to all of the other areas of your body are transmitted by way of your nerves. Your nerves are the electrical wiring system of your body. They are very much like an electrical cable that is wrapped in insulation.

The messages that go from your brain to your muscles that allow your body to move are carried by your motor nerves. Messages from different parts of your body are relayed to your brain by your sensory nerves. These are the messages that have to do with temperature, pressure and pain. Your sensory nerves and your motor nerves are both housed by your brachial plexus.

Your brachial plexus is one of your bodily structures that is extremely fragile. Your brachial plexus may be injured by means of pressure, stretching or cutting. The nerves that compose your brachial plexus may be torn out of their roots in your neck if you have an injury that is serious enough.

Erb’s paralysis comes about because of an injury to your brachial plexus. Erb’s paralysis is evidenced by the moving of your upper arm and the rotating of your lower arm being affected.

Erb’s paralysis is a paralysis of your arm that is brought about by an injury to the upper group of your arm’s main nerves. These nerves make up a portion of your brachial plexus. The paralysis that results from Erb’s paralysis can be either complete or partial.

The thing that causes Erb’s paralysis most of the time is a traumatic fall onto the side of your shoulder and head. The result of the fall is that the nerves of your plexus are violently stretched. The area that sustains the greatest damage is the upper trunk of your plexus. Do you have Erb’s paralysis? If you do, you may qualify for some type of social security disability benefits, such as SSI or SSDI. The right thing to do is to go to socialsecurityhome.com and get the advice of one of the social security attorneys. The social security attorneys at socialsecurityhome.com are skilled in matters of disability benefits and dealing with the Social Security Administration. Go to socialsecurityhome.com, now.

There are other things that may cause Erb’s paralysis. Some of these include:

  • Gunshot wounds
  • Violent traction or efforts at reducing a dislocation of your shoulder joint
  • Direct violence.

There are signs and symptoms that may be an indication of Erb’s paralysis. Some of these are:

  • The forearm of your affected arm being pronated and extended
  • The power of flexion of your affected elbow is lost
  • Your affected arm hangs by your side and is rotated medially
  • An inability to raise your affected arm from its side
  • Atrophy (wasting away) of your brachialis, biceps and deltoid muscles
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Polycythemia Vera and Receiving Social Security Disability Benefits

Thursday, November 10th, 2011

Polycythemia vera is one of a group of diseases that are referred to as myeloproliferative disorders. Polycythemia vera is a blood disease that is marked by your bone marrow producing an excessive amount of red blood cells.

Polycythemia vera may also cause an overproduction of other kinds of blood cells, such as platelets and white blood cells. However, with polycythemia vera, it is the excessive amount of red blood cells that results in the thickening of your blood and that are responsible for most of the issues that are related to this disease.

Polycythemia vera is referred to in other ways. It is also known as cryptogenic polycythemia, erythrocytosis megalosplenica, myelopathic polycythemia, polycythemia with chronic cyanosis, Osler’s disease, Vaquez’s disease, splenomegalic polycythemia, erythremia, polycythemia rubra vera and primary polycythemia.

Polycythemia vera is brought about by a defect (mutation) that takes place in one of your bone marrow cells that leads to difficulty with blood cell production. Researchers believe that this defect affects a protein switch that makes your blood cells grow. Scientists believe that it is a defect that is referred to as the JAK2 V617F mutation.

More than 95% of the people who are afflicted with polycythemia vera also have this defect. However, researchers have not yet discovered what causes this mutation to take place. They do think that the defect is something that you acquire rather than inherit from your parents.

There are some risk factors that may increase your likelihood of developing polycythemia vera. Some of these are:

  • Being exposed to intense radiation
  • Being older than age 60, although this disease may occur at any age of life
  • Being a man, because men are twice as likely to get this disease as women are
  • Having a family history of polycythemia vera.

If you have polycythemia vera, you may meet the medical requirements for social security disability like SSDI or SSI. The way to check on this is by looking at socialsecurityhome.com and getting the advice of one of the social security attorneys. The social security attorneys at socialsecurityhome.com are always ready to assist you in obtaining the disability benefits that you deserve.

In most cases, polycythemia vera does not produce any signs or symptoms at all in its early stages. However, as the disease advances, there are several different signs and symptoms that you may experience. Some of these include:

  • A feeling of bloating or fullness in your upper left abdomen that is the result of an enlarged spleen
  • Having problems with your breathing when you lie down
  • Itching that is especially prominent after you have taken a warm shower or bath
  • Headache and difficulty with your vision
  • Fatigue
  • Redness of your skin
  • Weakness, burning, numbness or tingling in your arms, hands, legs or feet
  • Dizziness
  • Shortness of breath
  • Purple patches or spots that show up on your skin
  • Blockage of your blood vessels that may lead to gangrene of your legs and arms, stroke or heart disease
  • High blood pressure (hypertension)
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Osler’s Disease and Receiving Social Security Disability Benefits

Wednesday, November 9th, 2011

Osler’s disease is a disease that is characterized by the formation of multiple abnormalities in your blood vessels (veins and arteries). These abnormal blood vessels may occur in places like your mucous membranes, skin and often times in organs like your brain, lungs and liver.

When your circulatory system is working like it ought to, blood that is transporting oxygen is pumped by your heart out of your lungs at high pressure into your arteries. By the time this blood reaches your capillaries and then flows into your veins, the pressure has gotten much lower.

If you are suffering from Osler‘s disease, some of your arteries go directly into your veins rather than being buffered by your capillaries. The high pressure has a tendency to strain and enlarge your veins due to the fact that they are not as elastic and have thinner walls than your arteries do. This may bring about compression or irritation of your adjacent tissues and frequent episodes of severe bleeding (hemorrhage).

There are different kinds of Osler‘s disease. These include type 1, type 2 and type 3. There is a higher risk for blood vessel malformations in your lungs and brain when you are afflicted with type 1 of Osler‘s disease. You are at a greater risk for malformations in your liver if you are suffering from type 2 or type 3. Women are affected by blood vessel malformations in their liver and lungs with both type 1 and type 2 more often than men are.

Osler’s disease is known by other names. It is also referred to as hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia and Osler-Weber-Rendu disease.

Osler’s disease is brought about by a missing or mutated (defective) gene. Researchers have been able to identify some of the genes that are responsible for leading to Osler‘s disease, but they have not yet discovered the way in which these gene defects result in these blood vessel malformations.

Osler’s disease is a disease that is passed down to you by your parents. The pattern of inheritance is what is known as autosomal dominant. What this means is that you only have to inherit a defective (mutated) gene from one of your parents in order to have the possibility of getting Osler‘s disease.

There are several different signs and symptoms that you may experience, which may be an indication of Osler‘s disease. Some of these are:

  • Black, tar-like stools
  • Unexplained, small strokes
  • Vomiting, coughing up blood
  • Dizziness, drowsiness
  • Frequent, sudden nosebleeds
  • Breathing problems, blue lips, domed fingernails (drumstick fingers)
  • Occasional paralysis
  • Fatigue
  • A pale appearance
  • Seizures (epilepsy)
  • Brain aneurysms
  • Shortness of breath when exercising
  • Lesions in your mouth and on your skin that may bleed
  • Digestive tract lesions

If you are having signs and symptoms of Osler’s disease, you may be able to get social security disability benefits. Contact the social security attorneys at socialsecurityhome.com. The social security attorneys at socialsecurityhome.com will be on your side when it comes to getting disability benefits from the Social Security Administration.

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Hereditary Tremor and Receiving Social Security Disability Benefits

Tuesday, November 8th, 2011

Hereditary tremor is a nervous system ailment. Hereditary tremor is characterized by shaking (uncontrolled rhythmic tremors) on different sides of your body and in different parts of your body. You may be afflicted with hereditary tremor. If so, you may be eligible to receive social security disability benefits, such as SSI or SSDI. The social security attorneys at socialsecurityhome.com can help you determine your eligibility for disability benefits. Do not delay. Contact the social security attorneys at socialsecurityhome.com, without fail.

Hereditary tremor is an ailment that is involuntary. What this means is that you are not deliberately trying to shake.

Hereditary tremor takes place most of the time in your hands. However, hereditary tremor may also involve your voice box (making your voice sound shaky), larynx, head, tongue, arms or chin. Although hereditary tremor does not involve your lower body in most instances, it may do so in some cases.

Hereditary tremor may cause you significant problems in trying to do some simple tasks. You may have difficulty with things like shaving, drinking from a glass, tying your shoelaces or writing.

Hereditary tremor is referred to in other ways. It is also called familial tremor, ET, essential tremor and benign essential tremor.

Hereditary tremor is a common ailment in the United States. Somewhere around 10 million people are afflicted with this ailment. About 4 to 5% of the people who are between the ages of 40 and 60 are suffering from hereditary tremor. It affects about 6.3 to 9% of the people who are over the age of 60.

While it is elderly people who are most often affected by hereditary tremor, this ailment may also affect middle-aged people and children. Hereditary tremor is not race or gender specific.

A defective gene causes around 50% of the cases of hereditary tremor. The cause is not known in the other 50%.

There are several signs and symptoms that you may have with hereditary tremor. Some of these include:

  • Problems doing simple things, such as drawing, using tools or writing
  • A shaking or quivering voice
  • Nodding of your head
  • Shaking that is usually small, rapid movements that occur more than five times a second.

the shaking (tremors) may:

  • Come and go, but usually get worse as you get older
  • Occur and be more noticeable when you move and be less noticeable when you rest
  • Begin gradually
  • Not affect both sides of your body in the same way
  • Be aggravated by temperature extremes, fatigue, emotional stress or caffeine.

Many times, hereditary tremor is confused with Parkinson’s disease. However, there are some key differences in the two ailments. Some of these are:

  • When tremors develop – Hereditary tremor usually takes place when you use your hands, while Parkinson’s usually occurs when your hands are at rest.
  • The parts of your body that are affected – Hereditary tremor affects more areas of your body than Parkinson’s does.
  • Associated conditions – Hereditary tremor does not result in other health problems, while Parkinson’s does
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Ocular Melanoma and Receiving Social Security Disability Benefits

Monday, November 7th, 2011

Your cells are the building blocks from which your body is formed. This is where cancer originates. If your body is working properly, old cells die at the right time and new cells replace them when you need them. However, sometimes old cells do not die like they ought to and new cells are produced when you do not need them.

A tumor (mass) can originate with these excess cells. These tumors may be either benign or malignant. If they are benign, they are not cancer. If they are malignant, they are cancer.

Cancer is far greater than one disorder. It is a huge category of diseases. Cancer involves cells that are invasive (they invade and destroy adjacent tissue), aggressive (they grow and divide without respect to normal limits) and sometimes metastatic (they spread to other areas of your body).

There are many different kinds of cancer. They are usually called by where they originated in your body. For example, stomach cancer begins in your stomach. Skin cancer begins in the cells of your skin. Even though the cancer may spread (metastasize) to other areas of your body, it is still designated by where it originated.

Cancer is also arranged by the type of cell that the tumor looks like. Some examples of this are germ cell tumor, lymphoma, blastic tumor, sarcoma and carcinoma.

Melanoma is a type of cancer that originates in the cells of your body that produce melanin. Melanin is the pigment that determines what color your skin will be.

Your eyes also contain melanin-producing cells. Ocular melanoma is cancer that begins in the melanin-producing cells in your eye. Are you disabled because of ocular melanoma? As a result, you may be entitled to social security disability benefits like SSI or SSDI. A great way to check on this is by going to one of the social security attorneys at socialsecurityhome.com. The social security attorneys at socialsecurityhome.com know how to help you when it comes to obtaining disability benefits.

Ocular melanoma is referred to in other ways. It is also known as intraocular melanoma and eye melanoma.

Occur melanoma develops as a result of errors that occur in the DNA of healthy eye cells. However, what causes these errors to take place has not yet been determined.

There are some risk factors that may increase your likelihood of getting ocular melanoma. Some of these are:

  • Being white
  • Getting older
  • Having a light eye color
  • Inheriting certain skin disorders
  • Prolonged exposure to the sun

As is true of some other kinds of cancer, ocular melanoma may not result in any signs or symptoms. If you do have signs and symptoms, they may include:

  • Poor or blurry vision in your affected eye
  • A change in your vision
  • A sensation of flashing lights
  • A change in the shape of the dark circle (your pupil) at the center of your eye
  • A growing dark spot on your iris
  • A loss of vision in your affected eye

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Facet Arthrosis and Receiving Social Security Disability Benefits

Sunday, November 6th, 2011

Arthrosis is a term that comes from the Greek root word “arthros” that means “joint.” Arthrosis refers to a disease of your bone joint.

A facet joint is a small stabilizing joint that is located behind and between adjacent vertebrae. Nearly every movable or flexible level of your spine in your back is made up of vertebral body (bony building blocks of your spine), intervertebral discs that act like a cushion between each of your vertebral bodies and ties them together and facet joints.

Facet joints are found in the posterior section of your spine. Your spine is made up of 24 vertebrae. Two facet joints are located between the vertebrae of each spinal segment along your spinal column.

Facet arthrosis is a disorder that is marked by the degeneration or wear and tear that may take place on one or more of your facet joints. Facet arthrosis is a form of degenerative arthritis that involves the facet joints of your spine. The part of your spine where the facet joints are located is an area where arthritis pain may develop.

Facet arthrosis is known by other names. It is also referred to as facet joint syndrome, facet arthropathy and facet syndrome.

Facet arthrosis may develop in anyone at any time. However, facet arthrosis occurs most of the time in people who are elderly. Are you suffering from facet arthrosis? You may be able to get social security disability benefits, such as SSDI or SSI. You will never go wrong by contacting one of the social security attorneys at socialsecurityhome.com to see what your options are concerning disability benefits. The social security attorneys at socialsecurityhome.com can assist you with getting disability benefits.

At the present time, the exact cause of facet arthrosis has not been discovered. However, degeneration or wear and tear that takes place in your spine is usually the main thing that brings about this disorder. This is wear and tear or degeneration that comes about as a result of aging. There are other things that may also lead to facet arthrosis. Some of these are:

  • Torn ligaments that occur
  • Wear and tear that leads to a loss of cartilage between your joints that causes them to rub together
  • A previous back injury that you have had
  • Problems with your discs
  • Breaks (fractures) that you have sustained

There are some risk factors that may increase your risk of developing facet arthrosis. The primary risk factors are back injuries and aging.

Pain is the hallmark sign or symptom of facet arthrosis. The pain produced by facet arthrosis usually gets worse after you have been sleeping or resting. The pain may also be aggravated by twisting or bending backwards. This pain is usually located in your neck or lower back.

There are other signs and symptoms that you may experience with facet arthrosis. Some of these include:

  • Weakness, pain and numbness that occurs in your legs and buttocks
  • Headaches
  • Bone spurs
  • A reduced range of spinal movement
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Fanconi Renal Tubular Syndrome and Receiving Social Security Disability

Saturday, November 5th, 2011

Fanconi renal tubular syndrome refers to a group of kidney problems that are due to a variety of seemingly unrelated disorders. These kidney difficulties lead to thirst and excessive urine production. This brings about deficits of potassium, calcium, magnesium, water and other substances in your body. This, in turn, may cause stunted growth and bone disease.

When your kidneys function in the way that they ought to, they maintain your blood’s acidity, water and salt in balance, and they cleanse your blood. The acidity, water and salt that your body does not require is placed into urine. This is so that it may get out of your body. The water, salt and acidity that your body has to have is left behind in your blood.

This essential work of your kidneys is performed in two steps. First, your blood is filtered through a kidney structure that contains small holes that enable the large molecules and cells to stay in your blood. Second, some of the small molecules in the filtrate that your body has to have are reabsorbed and placed back into your bloodstream.

Fanconi renal tubular syndrome is marked by a defect in this second step of reabsorption. As a result, substances that are supposed to be reabsorbed, such as phosphate, calcium, bicarbonate, glucose, potassium, magnesium, small proteins and water are lost. What this results in is your body becoming overly acidic.

Fanconi renal tubular syndrome can be the result of genetic defects. This syndrome may  also be brought about by different environmental elements.

Fanconi renal tubular syndrome may also be caused by several genetic disorders. Some of these are:

  • Tyrosinemia
  • Wilson disease
  • Lowe syndrome
  • Galactosemia
  • glycogen storage disease
  • Medullary cystic disease
  • Hereditary fructose intolerance.

There are also several environmental factors that may lead to Fanconi renal tubular syndrome. Some of these include:

Ÿ  Exposure to heavy metals like uranium, mercury, lead, cadmium and platinum

Ÿ  Exposure to substances, such as toluene, the amino acid lysine when taken as a nutritional supplement, paraquat and Lysol

Ÿ  Kidney transplantation

Ÿ  Certain drugs like outdated tetracycline and gentamicin.

There are several signs and symptoms that you may have, which may be an indication of Fanconi renal tubular syndrome. Some of these are:

  • A decrease in the levels of calcium and phosphate in your blood, along with excessive blood acidity and increased levels of chloride in your blood
  • Anorexia nervosa (eating disorder)
  • Vomiting
  • An increase in the levels of phosphate, calcium, glucose, uric acid, amino acids and protein in your urine
  • An excessive amount of urination and urine being produced
  • Dehydration
  • An excessive amount of thirst

You may have been diagnosed with Fanconi renal tubular syndrome. If this is your situation, you may qualify to receive social security disability benefits like SSI or SSDI. A smart move on your part would be to consult one of the social security attorneys at socialsecurityhome.com about this. The social security attorneys at socialsecurityhome.com are standing ready to help you receive the disability benefits that are rightfully yours.

 

 

 

 

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