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Adenomyosis and Getting Social Security Disability

Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

Adenomyosis is a condition that takes place in women. Most of the time, adenomyosis is a condition that occurs during the later period of the years in which you can bear children. Adenomyosis also usually develops after you have had children. The condition usually goes away after you go through menopause.

What is the medical condition Adenomyosis?

Adenomyosis is a condition that is marked by endometrial tissue growing and being present inside of the muscular walls of your uterus. Endometrial tissue is what normally lines your uterus.

Adenomyosis is not the same condition as endometriosis. However, in many instances, if you have adenomyosis, you may also have endometriosis. While adenomyosis is not a condition that would enable you to receive social security disability benefits, such as SSDI or SSI, if you have other disabling ailments in conjunction with adenomyosis, you may meet the requirements for these disability benefits. The way to know for sure is by contacting one of the social security attorneys at socialsecurityhome.com, who are experienced in regard to disability benefits.

Endometriosis is a disease that takes place in your reproductive system. Your endometrium is what normally lines your uterus. When you have endometriosis, your endometrium grows in other places as well as your uterus. This growth may take place in the tissue lining your pelvis, your fallopian tubes or on your ovaries.

The cause of adenomyosis is not known at the present time. There have been theories that have been set forth by researchers on possible causes of this condition. Some possible causes that have been mentioned are:

  • Uterine inflammation that is related to giving birth to a child
  • Invasive tissue growth
  • Endometrial tissue being placed there when the uterus was being formed in an unborn female.

One thing to keep in mind is that adenomyosis has to have the circulating estrogen in your body to grow. This is why adenomyosis disappears after menopause as a result of the decrease in estrogen being made.

While the cause of adenomyosis remains unknown, there are a couple of risk factors that may increase your likelihood of getting this condition. These include:

  • Having a child
  • Having previous uterine surgery, such as fibroid removal or a C-section.

In some cases, adenomyosis may not result in any signs or symptoms at all. Or, adenomyosis may only cause you some slight discomfort.

However, in other instances, adenomyosis may cause more serious problems. Some of these are:

  1. The occurrence of menstrual cramps that go on for your entire menstrual period and that get worse as you get older
  2. Bleeding that you experience in between your menstrual periods
  3. Prolonged or heavy menstrual bleeding
  4. Passing blood clots during your menstrual period
  5. Dysmenorrhea (a sharp, knife-like pelvic pain or severe cramping during your menstrual period)
  6. Pain that you experience during sexual intercourse

Adenomyosis may result in the doubling or tripling of the size of your uterus. While you may not be able to realize this, you may see that your lower abdomen feels tender or appears to be larger.

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A Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor and Social Security

Tuesday, January 31st, 2012

Cancer is far more than a single disease. Cancer is a large group of disorders. These diseases are evidenced by cells that are invasive (they invade and destroy adjacent tissue), aggressive (they divide and grow without respect to normal limits) and sometimes metastatic (they move to other areas of the body).

There are many different forms of cancer. They are usually named by where they start in your body. For example, pancreatic cancer begins in your pancreas. Esophageal cancer originates in your esophagus. Cancer may often spread to other places in your body, but it is still called by where it started.

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

A primitive neuroectodermal tumor is one of a group of cancers that shares certain genetic and biochemical features and arises from the same kind of early cells as a family of cancers that are known as Ewing’s sarcoma. Ewing’s sarcoma usually originates in your bone, while a primitive neuroectodermal tumor usually begins in your soft tissue. If you have been diagnosed with a primitive neuroectodermal tumor, this may enable you to receive social security disability benefits like SSDI or SSI. A wise decision is to consult the social security attorneys at socialsecurityhome.com to find out the options that are available to you. The social security attorneys at socialsecurityhome.com are experienced in matters involving disability benefits. Go to socialsecurityhome.com, today.

In many instances, a primitive neuroectodermal tumor will develop in your central nervous system and brain. In other cases, a primitive neuroectodermal tumor may take place in areas outside of your brain, such as your chest wall, pelvis or limbs.

Fortunately, a primitive neuroectodermal tumor is rare in the United States. A primitive neuroectodermal tumor is responsible for somewhere around 25% of the brain tumors that take place in children. Around 8 out of every 1 million children are affected by a primitive neuroectodermal tumor each year in the United States. Most of the time, this tumor takes place in children or adults who are under the age of 25.

A primitive neuroectodermal tumor is brought about by cells that mutate and begin to multiply and grow out of control. However, no one has yet discovered why this starts to take place. It is believed by researchers that genetics may play a significant role is leading to this form of cancer.

There are several different signs and symptoms that may be produced by a primitive neuroectodermal tumor. Some of the possible signs and symptoms are:

  • Facial weakness
  • Memory loss
  • Problems with talking
  • A change in your vision
  • Vomiting, nausea and headaches that slowly get worse
  • Weakness in one of your arms or legs
  • Difficulty walking
  • Numbness in one of your arms or legs
  • A change in behavior or personality
  • Dizziness
  • Loss of coordination
  • Hearing loss
  • Unexplained weight gain or weight loss
  • Unusual sleepiness or change in your energy level
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Idiopathic Fibrous Hyperplasia Bone Disease and Disability

Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012

Idiopathic fibrous hyperplasia is a chronic (ongoing, long-term) bone disease that is characterized by a portion of your bone that forms abnormally. The place of normal bone is taken and replaced by scar-like (fibrous) tissue. This softer fibrous tissue expands as your bone grows. Your bone becomes weakened as this process takes place.

Idiopathic fibrous hyperplasia may result in the bone that is affected becoming deformed. It is then more likely that your affected bone will break (fracture) when this deformity takes place.

Idiopathic fibrous hyperplasia is a bone disease that originates before you are born. However, you may not know that you have idiopathic fibrous hyperplasia until childhood, adolescence or adulthood.

Idiopathic fibrous hyperplasia is the disease that accounts for about 7% of all bone tumors that are benign. The disease takes place most of the time in your thighbone, upper arm bone, pelvis, shinbone and skull. While this is true, idiopathic fibrous hyperplasia may develop in any bone in your body.

Idiopathic fibrous hyperplasia affects only one of your bones in most instances. If this is true, it is called monostotic idiopathic fibrous hyperplasia. If the disease affects two or more of your bones, it is referred to as polystotic fibrous hyperplasia. This may involve several bones all through your skeleton or two of your bones in the same limb.

Idiopathic fibrous hyperplasia is a bone disease that affects men and women, equally. It also displays no apparent racial predilection, either.

Idiopathic fibrous hyperplasia is the result of a gene mutation (defect) that involves your cells that make bone. However, the cause of this gene defect is not known at this time.

What is known is that idiopathic fibrous hyperplasia is not inherited or handed down from parent to child. There is also no dietary or environmental cause of idiopathic fibrous hyperplasia that is known at the present time.

This is why the term “idiopathic” is used. Idiopathic refers to an ailment or disorder where the cause is not known and that occurs spontaneously, rather than being associated with or the result of another condition.

When idiopathic fibrous hyperplasia is mild, you may experience little or no signs and symptoms with the disease. On the other hand, if the disease is severe, there are several signs and symptoms that may occur. These may include:

  • Problems with your endocrine gland
  • Bone fractures (breaks)
  • An unusual skin color (pigmentation)
  • Bone pain that gets worse with any kind of activity and decreases when you rest
  • Lesions (bone sores)
  • Difficulty with being able to walk
  • Bone deformities

Are you being troubled by the bone disease idiopathic fibrous hyperplasia. If you are, you may meet the requirements for some type of social security disability benefits, such as SSDI or SSI. You will never go wrong by going to one of the social security attorneys at socialsecurityhome.com to find out. The social security attorneys at socialsecurityhome.com are eager and willing to help you get all of the disability benefits that you deserve.

 

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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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Hemidesmosomal Epidermolysis Bullosa and Receiving Social Security Disability

Thursday, October 27th, 2011

 

Epidermolysis bullosa is a medical term that applies to a group of inherited disorders that are characterized by your skin becoming extremely fragile. As a result of this, skin blisters begin to occur in response to friction, heat, or minor injury that is due to scratching or rubbing.

There are several types of epidermolysis bullosa. Most of these forms of epidermolysis bullosa develop in infants and young children. However, the symptoms that are produced by the various kinds of epidermolysis bullosa may not appear until adolescence or early adulthood in some of the people who are affected by the mild types of epidermolysis bullosa. The milder kinds of epidermolysis bullosa may improve with age, but the severe types of the disorder may result in serious complications and may even prove to be fatal.

Epidermolysis bullosa is a disorder that occurs in all ethnic and racial groups. The disorder develops about equally in men and women. Thankfully, epidermolysis bullosa is a rare disorder that is estimated to take place in about 50 out of every one million live births.

Hemidesmosomal epidermolysis bullosa is one of the major forms of epidermolysis bullosa. Hemidesmosomal epidermolysis bullosa is usually present when you are born. This means that it is usually congenital. Hemidesmosomal epidermolysis bullosa is usually one of the severe forms of this disorder.

As stated earlier, hemidesmosomal epidermolysis bullosa is a genetic inherited condition. What this means is that it is handed down to you by your parents. The pattern of inheritance for hemidesmosomal epidermolysis bullosa is what is referred to as autosomal recessive. This means that both of your parents have to have the faulty (defective) gene in order for you to have the possibility of getting hemidesmosomal epidermolysis bullosa.

You may qualify for disability benefits with epidermylosis bullosa

The hallmark sign or symptom of hemidesmosomal epidermolysis bullosa is the eruption of fluid-filled bullae (blisters) on your skin. They usually begin to form on your hands and feet because of friction. These blisters typically take place in different areas on you body. With the milder forms epidermolysis bullosa, these blisters may heal without scarring. If you are experiencing this hallmark sign of hemidesmosomal epidermolysis, you may meet the requirements for some type of social security disability benefits like SSDI or SSI. The thing to do is to get in touch with one of the social security attorneys at socialsecurityhome.com. The social security attorneys at socialsecurityhome.com understand what it takes to get you the disability benefits that you deserve.

There are other signs and symptoms that you may have as an indication of hemidesmosomal epidermolysis bullosa. Some of these include:

Ÿ  Internal blistering that may take place on your intestines, stomach, esophagus, throat, urinary tract or upper airway

Ÿ  An excessive amount of sweating

Ÿ  Atrophic (wasting) scarring

Ÿ  Small cysts or tiny white bumps that develop on your skin (milia)

Ÿ  Dental abnormalities

Ÿ  The deformity or loss of your fingernails and toenails

Ÿ  Scarring alopecia (baldness, complete lack of hair)

Ÿ  Abnormal thickening of the outer layer of your skin (Hyperkeratosis)

Ÿ  Difficulty swallowing (dysphagia).

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Septic Bursitis and Receiving Social Security Disability Benefits

Tuesday, October 4th, 2011

Your bursae are the small fluid-filled pads that work as cushions among your bones and the muscles and tendons that are located near your joints. This lubricating fluid works to decrease irritation, friction and rubbing. Your body contains about 160 bursae.

Bursitis is a painful condition that affects your bursae. Bursitis is marked by inflammation of your bursae.

Bursitis may be an acute (short-term) condition. However, bursitis may also be a long-term, ongoing (chronic) condition.

Your shoulders, elbows and hips are what are most often affected by bursitis. However, bursitis may also involve your heel, knee or the base of your big toe. Bursitis usually takes place in your joints where repetitive motion is occurring a great deal of the time.

Bursitis is a common condition in the United States, but it is difficult to determine how often bursitis occurs. This is due to the fact that, in many cases, bursitis is mild and does not have to have any treatment.

Bursitis is far more prevalent in adults than it is in children. It is especially common in adults who are past the age of 40.

Septic bursitis, which is also known as infectious bursitis, is one of the forms of bursitis. Septic bursitis is more serious and dangerous than other kinds of bursitis. This is because septic bursitis involves infection, and the bacteria that is causing your septic bursitis, if left untreated, may move to other tissues in your body or into your blood stream.

Septic bursitis often occurs at your kneecaps and the tips of your elbows. Septic bursitis is most likely to develop if you frequently have non-infectious inflammatory bursitis.

Septic bursitis is far more common in males than it is in females. In fact, somewhere around 85% of the cases of septic bursitis take place in males.

Septic bursitis may be caused by some kind of irritation or infection. Septic bursitis may result from a wound that gets infected, which is located near a bursa.

Tiny microorganisms (bacteria) get into your bloodstream. Staphylococci or streptococci are the most common bacteria that lead to septic bursitis.

One risk factor for getting septic bursitis is having an injury near a bursa that may get infected. Another risk factor for septic bursitis is participating in activities or work that involve repetitive trauma, such as athletes, miners, plumbers and carpenters.

There are other things that can also result in septic bursitis. These include septic arthritis and cellulitis.

There are different signs and symptoms that you may have with septic bursitis. Some of these are:

Ÿ  Swollen glands near your affected bursa

Ÿ  Redness, warmth and pain in the area around your affected bursa

Ÿ  Swelling in the area around your affected bursa

Ÿ  Tenderness in the area near your affected bursa

Ÿ  A shooting or sharp pain, especially when you exert yourself or exercise

Ÿ  Fever

Ÿ  A restricted range of motion in your affected bursa.

 

Have you become incapacitated? Is the reason why you cannot work due to septic bursitis and/or complications that have developed because of it or other underlying ailments that you have in addition to septic bursitis? If this is true, have you been trying to get  financial help?

Have you thought about applying for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits from the Social Security Administration? Have you already done this and been turned down by the Social Security Administration?

If you decide to reapply or appeal your denial, you really should give careful consideration to having the disability lawyer at socialsecurityhome.com fighting for you. The disability lawyer at socialsecurityhome.com knows how to work with the Social Security Administration and can help you receive the disability benefits that are rightfully yours.

Do not put this off. Turn to socialsecurityhome.com, without fail.

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Subacromial Bursitis and Receiving Social Security Disability

Monday, October 3rd, 2011
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There are somewhere around 160 bursae in your body. Your bursae are the small fluid-filled pads that act as cushions among your bones and the tendons and muscles that are situated near your joints. This lubricating fluid serves to decrease rubbing, irritation and friction.

Bursitis is a painful disorder that involves your bursae. Bursitis is inflammation of your bursae.

Bursitis may be a short-term (acute) disorder. Or, bursitis can be a chronic (ongoing, long-term) difficulty for you.

Most of the time, bursitis involves your elbows, hips or shoulders. However, you may also have bursitis take place by your knee, heel or the base of your big toe. Bursitis is usually found in your joints where repetitive motion is something that occurs often.

Even though bursitis is a common disorder, it is not easy to determine how often it develops because bursitis, in many instances, is mild and does not need any treatment at all.

Bursitis is much more common in adults than it is in children. It is especially prevalent in adults who are over the age of 40.

Subacromial bursitis is a type of bursitis that affects your shoulder. Subacromial bursitis is the most common form of bursitis in the United States.

Subacromial bursitis is inflammation of your subacromial bursa. Your subacromial bursa is located between the coracoacromial ligament and the supraspinatus muscle in your shoulder. Your subacromial bursa helps to reduce friction in the small space under your acromion.

Most of the time, subacromial bursitis occurs as a result of some type of injury to surrounding structures in your shoulder. This often involves your rotator cuff. Many times, this is known as impingement syndrome. In fact, it is difficult to tell the difference between a rotator cuff injury and subacromial bursitis.

There are other things that subacromial bursitis may be associated with. Some of these are:

Ÿ  Some type of minor, repeated trauma

Ÿ  A single, more significant trauma, such as a fall

Ÿ  Rheumatoid arthritis

Ÿ  Osteoarthritis.

 

There are some risk factors that may increase your chance of having subacromial bursitis. These include things like:

Ÿ  Heavy lifting

Ÿ  Participating in sports, such as golf, baseball or tennis

Ÿ  Being at an elderly age

Ÿ  Having gout

Ÿ  Having rheumatoid arthritis.

 

There are many different signs and symptoms that you may experience, which may be an indication that you have subacromial bursitis. Some of these may be:

Ÿ  Joint pain that is disabling

Ÿ  The loss of range of motion in your shoulder

Ÿ  Pain that goes on for a period that lasts longer than two weeks

Ÿ  Sharp or shooting pain that you especially experience when you exercise or exert yourself strenuously

Ÿ  An excessive amount of rash, swelling, redness, or bruising in your affected shoulder area

Ÿ  Warmth that occurs over your affected shoulder joint

Ÿ  Feeling like your shoulder is achy or stiff

Ÿ  Pain that gets worse when you press on your affected shoulder or move it

Ÿ  A fever

Ÿ  Your affected shoulder joint having a swollen or red appearance.

 

Are you disabled and being prevented from being able to work as a result of complications that have occurred because of subacromial bursitis and/or other conditions that you have in conjunction with this disorder. If this is your situation, have you been searching for financial assistance?

Have you decided to request Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits from the Social Security Administration? Have you already taken this step and been rejected by the Social Security Administration?

Have you considered reapplying or appealing your denial? If you do, you really ought to have the disability attorney at socialsecurityhome.com working for you. The disability attorney at socialsecurityhome.com can assist you in getting the disability benefits that you are entitled to.

Do not procrastinate. Look at socialsecurityhome.com, today.

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Nontropical Sprue and Receiving Social Security Disability Benefits

Thursday, September 22nd, 2011
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The literal meaning of arthritis is joint inflammation. Arthritis is inflammation of a joint that is characterized and usually accompanied by pain, stiffness, changes in structure, swelling and restriction of motion.

Arthritis is far more than one single disease. Arthritis is a complex ailment that includes over 100 separate ailments and may start at any age of life. The two most common forms of arthritis are osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.

Nontropical sprue is a disease that is associated with rheumatoid arthritis. Nontropical sprue is a digestive disease that comes from eating the protein gluten that is found in foods, such as wheat, barley or rye.

When you have nontropical sprue and eat food containing gluten, an autoimmune reaction is triggered in your small intestine. This results in damage to the surface of your small intestine. It also means that you are not able to absorb certain nutrients that you require.

In the United States, there are more than 2 million people who are afflicted with nontropical sprue. This means that about 1 in 133 people are affected by this disease.

Nontropical sprue may originate at any age from infancy to old age. The disease develops most frequently in people of European descent and Caucasians. Women have nontropical sprue more often than men do.

As stated earlier, nontropical sprue is caused by a reaction of your autoimmune system to the protein gluten in your small intestine. However, researchers have not yet discovered why gluten causes this immune reaction in some people. Scientists think that it may be connected with genetics (heredity).

There are some risk factors that may increase your chance of getting nontropical sprue. Some of these include having:

Ÿ  Down syndrome

Ÿ  Microscopic colitis, especially collagenous colitis

Ÿ  Autoimmune thyroid disease

Ÿ  Type 1 diabetes.

Nontropical sprue may not cause you any signs or symptoms at all. On the other hand, you may experience a wide range of signs and symptoms with nontropical sprue. The reason for this is due to the fact that this disease affects different people in different ways. Some of the signs and symptoms that you may have are:

Ÿ  Constipation

Ÿ  Seizures

Ÿ  Bone loss or osteoporosis

Ÿ  Chronic diarrhea

Ÿ  A tingling numbness in your feet and hands

Ÿ  Anxiety or depression

Ÿ  Weight loss that is not intentional

Ÿ  Abdominal pain and bloating

Ÿ  Fatigue

Ÿ  Vomiting

Ÿ  Canker sores that develop inside of your mouth

Ÿ  Joint or bone pain.

It is possible to have nontropical sprue for many years before it is diagnosed. The reason for this is because the disease may not cause you any signs or symptoms. It is also due to the fact that the signs and symptoms that nontropical sprue produces are similar to other diseases, such as inflammatory bowel disease, diverticulitis or intestinal infections.

In order to diagnose nontropical sprue, your doctor will probably do a physical exam and ask about the signs and symptoms that you are having. If your signs and symptoms indicate nontropical sprue, an intestinal biopsy and blood tests will help confirm a diagnosis of this disease.

Are you disabled and not able to work because of nontropical sprue and/or complications that have resulted from it or other conditions that you have in addition to this disease? If this is your situation, you may be trying to get financial aid.

Have you considered applying for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits from the Social Security Administration? Have you already applied and been denied by the Social Security Administration?

If you are planning on appealing your denial or reapplying, you really need the disability attorney at socialsecurityhome.com fighting for you. The disability attorney at socialsecurityhome.com can enable you to receive the Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits that you have coming to you.

Do not delay. Look to socialsecurityhome.com, today.

 

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Pulseless Disease and Receiving Social Security Disability Benefits

Friday, August 26th, 2011
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Vasculitis is a large inclusive medical term for a class of uncommon diseases that are characterized by inflammation of your blood vessels. Your vascular system is composed of the blood vessels of your body.

In turn, your blood vessels are made up of arteries that transport oxygen-rich blood to the tissues and cells of your body. Your vascular system is also composed of veins that take oxygen-depleted blood from your tissues to your lungs to get more oxygen.

Vasculitis is marked by inflammation in and damage to the walls of different blood vessels in your body. Each one of this category of diseases is distinguished by distribution of blood vessel involvement, certain patterns of particular organ involvement and laboratory test abnormalities. As a group, these diseases are referred to as vasculitides.

Pulseless disease is a rare kind of vasculitis. Your aorta is the large artery that takes blood from your heart to the rest of your body. If you have pulseless disease, your aorta is hurt by inflammation. Pulseless disease also causes inflammation in the main branches of your aorta.

Pulseless disease is known by other names. It is also referred to as Takayasu’s arteritis and aortic arch syndrome.

Dr. Mikito Takayasu was the one who first described this syndrome. He described it in 1908.

Pulseless disease can take place in anyone, at any age, and this disease takes place in all races. Having said that, pulseless disease develops most often in Asian women who are between the ages of 15 and 30. In fact, women are 8 to 9 times more prone to develop pulseless disease than men are.

The cause of pulseless disease in not known at this time. Researchers think that it may be an autoimmune disease. An autoimmune disease is one in which your immune system that attacks anything foreign that invades your body, for some unknown reason, attacks healthy tissues and cells of your own body.

There are some signs and symptoms that are characteristic of pulseless disease in its early stages. Some of these that you may experience include:

Ÿ  Weight loss that is fast and unintentional

Ÿ  Night sweats

Ÿ  Muscle or joint pain

Ÿ  Skin rash

Ÿ  Fatigue

Ÿ  Abdominal pain

Ÿ  Occasional low-grade fever.

As pulseless disease advances and progresses, it may result in the narrowing of your arteries. Then, you may also begin to experience other signs and symptoms. Some of these are:

Ÿ  A feeling of weakness that comes about from mild anemia

Ÿ  Absent or diminished pulse in your wrists

Ÿ  Disturbances that occur in your vision

Ÿ  Blood pressure that is not the same in each one of your arms

Ÿ  High blood pressure in your lung arteries that can result in shortness of breath and fatigue (pulmonary hypertension)

Ÿ  High blood pressure (hypertension)

Ÿ  Dizziness

Ÿ  Notching of your upper ribs

Ÿ  Atrophy of your facial skin

Ÿ  Pigmentation of your facial skin

Ÿ  Chest pain

Ÿ  Transient weakness on one side of your body

Ÿ  Weakness or pain in your arm when you use it (claudication)

Ÿ  Increased gamma globulin levels in your blood

Ÿ  Headaches and lightheadedness.

Pulseless disease, along with complications that have resulted from it or other disorders that you may have in conjunction with this disease, may be the reason why you are incapacitated and cannot work. Because of this, you may have applied for financial help from the Social Security Administration by filing for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits.

Did the Social Security Administration turn down your application? Did you file an appeal? Was it denied, also? Are you trying to decide what you should do now?

The attorney at socialsecurityhome.com is the one who can advise you on what to do now. Do not put this off. Turn to socialsecurityhome.com, right now.

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MTCD and Receiving Social Security Disability Benefits

Saturday, August 13th, 2011
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MTCD stands for mixed connective tissue disease. MTCD is used by some doctors to describe a disorder that is evidenced by characteristics of three connective tissue diseases, which are scleroderma, lupus and polymyositis. Because of these qualities, MTCD is sometimes known as an overlap disease.

MTCD is a disorder that occurs most often in women. In fact, women represent about 80% of the people with this disorder. MTCD is diagnosed most often in young adults in their 20s and 30s. However, MTCD may develop anywhere from ages 5 to 80, as children have occasionally been diagnosed with this disorder. MTCD takes place in all races all over the world.

MTCD is a kind of connective tissue disease. It is evidenced by abnormal structure or function of your connective tissue.

A connective tissue disease is any disease that has the connective tissues of your body as its main target. Your connective tissues are the structural portions of your body. They essentially hold the cells of your body together. These connective tissues form a framework or matrix for your body.

Researchers do not know what causes MTCD. MTCD is part of a larger group of diseases that are referred to as autoimmune disorders. Your autoimmune system is what fights any thing foreign that invades your body. An autoimmune disorder is when your immune system for some unknown reason mistakes normal, healthy cells and tissues as invaders. In other words, your immune system attacks your own body’s tissues and cells.

No one knows for sure why your immune system does this. Researchers believe that it may be a complex mixture of genetic factors, viruses and chemicals that may be why this takes place.

MTCD does not have a set of signs and symptoms that are unique to it. Instead, the signs and symptoms of MTCD will be like those of scleroderma, polymyositis and lupus. However, the signs and symptoms of these three diseases do not usually take place at the same time. Some of these signs and symptoms include:

  • Muscle weakness
  • Mild fever
  • Fatigue
  • Raynaud’s phenomenon – This is blood vessel spasms that interrupt the flow of blood to your ears, nose, finger and toes
  • Joint swelling
  • Swollen fingers
  • Joint pain.
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