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Suffering From Chills, Fatigue, Body Pain, Extreme Sweating. Prescribed With Penicillin. Do I Have Reynaud's Disease?
Hello, I am a 65 year old female and for the past couple of days I have been suffering from total body pain, complete body weakness, shivering/chills (no fever or elevated body temperature-my body temperature is 96.2 F), extreme sweating (usually at night), hunger (absence of appetite ), abnormal body gait, decreased movement, difficulty standing, muscle weakness , and a color change (paleness). I have been under a lot of emotional stress lately; the doctor prescribed me penicillin , but it doesn t seem to be working. Is it possible that I have Raynaud phenomenon?? (I don t have blue colored extremities, however)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012
hi
thanks for your query
only from that history its not possible to tell that you have reynaud's disease.
reynaud's phenomenon in reynauds disease has a typical characteristics on exposure to cold i.e. cynosis followed by pallor followed by redness of the extrimities.
the history given by you probably suggests a chronic disease like connective tissue disorder, tuberculosis and chronic fatigue syndrome
so i will suggest you the following investigations -
1. serum ANA
2. serum anti-ds DNA
3. complete hemogram
4. Hb%
5. chest x-ray PA view
6. EMG of the affected muscle
7. serum urea, creatinine and electrolytes
8. ECG
by these investigations you should get a clue to the diagnosis of your disease
thank you
thanks for your query
only from that history its not possible to tell that you have reynaud's disease.
reynaud's phenomenon in reynauds disease has a typical characteristics on exposure to cold i.e. cynosis followed by pallor followed by redness of the extrimities.
the history given by you probably suggests a chronic disease like connective tissue disorder, tuberculosis and chronic fatigue syndrome
so i will suggest you the following investigations -
1. serum ANA
2. serum anti-ds DNA
3. complete hemogram
4. Hb%
5. chest x-ray PA view
6. EMG of the affected muscle
7. serum urea, creatinine and electrolytes
8. ECG
by these investigations you should get a clue to the diagnosis of your disease
thank you
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