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Autoimmune Diseases | Last Active: Jun 22 8:34pm | Replies (7)
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@pm56 Hi and thanks for replying! I had a very bad respiratory infection in Nov which took a few weeks to recover from. Two courses of steroids and antibiotics.
I then went on a sun holiday and everything flared up, muscle pain and chest pain and so tired. I believe this was a uctd flare up but doc kept saying it’s just stress!
In the sun my cheeks go red quickly and feel like they are burning even when I go in shade. My face flushes at night especially across cheeks and nose
My RNP was 3.8 compared to <1.0 for everything else so doc said it was elevated. ANA was high I think 2.7 high but I’m in Ireland so not sure if reading is different over here!
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@mg01 with an underlying autoimmune disease, a bad respiratory infection certainly could be the culprit. They should watch them regularly if they believe they are benign to ensure there aren’t any changes.
Alternately there are other conditions like RA that cause nodules too,.
Yes I think the results are read differently here, so I’m not familiar with your format. Keep pushing and advocating for yourself 🙂