What Causes Fatigue, Joint Pain And Swelling In The Right Leg?

Posted on Wed, 7 Jun 2017

Question: 5 years ago I had lost my vision in my left eye, which started with a lot of doctors running test for a year, a rheumatologist finding I am positive with the Hla b27 gene, my.older sister and her youngest daughter also has been diagnosed with it as well, we have episode's, swelling in our limbs, most of the time on one side, vision problems, back problems of vertebrate fusing together and discs deteriorating, my question is, I believe I am having a flare, my symptoms today are swelling in right leg, major fatigue, very sore joints, and back, but this time I have rashes on both arms, is this common?

Answered by Dr. Ivo Ditah (33 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
These measures are sufficient!

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

I have reviewed your information fully. This seems you probably have an autoimmune disease and steroids are one of the best medications to control flare ups. I will encourage you to continue with that until you see your doctor. If you get the impression that this is getting worse, you should increase the dose or bring forward your appointment for quicker review and treatment adaptation.

For the rash, it is not uncommon. I will also like to obtain and image of the rash for review and more insights. This way, I can weight in even more on a personalised note. To upload an image, simply click on the link to upload a file and follow the instructions. If this proves difficult, please send the image by mail to YYYY@YYYY and request that the image should be uploaded to your query.

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