MORE COMMON IMMUNE-SYSTEM DISEASES: HYPOTHYROIDISM AND INFECTION WITH CYTOMEGALOVIRUS (CMV)
HYPOTHYROIDISM: a deficiency of thyroid hormone, most commonly due to Hashimoto’s inflammation of the thyroid.
Signs and Symptoms: strike slowly. There is an insidious onset of weakness; fatigue; loss of energy; loss of drive; forgetfulness; personality changes. Skin becomes dry, coarse, scaly, thick; eyelids droop; face assumes a dull expression; puffiness and swelling around eyes; feet swell; hands and feet may become numb and tingly. Heavy menstrual periods and low body temperature also occur.
INFECTION WITH CYTOMEGALOVIRUS (CMV): viral infection which over 60 percent of adults may have at one time or another. May be without consequence or can be serious. Can lead to hepatitis, cause abortion, stillbirth, liver damage. Can be found in immune-compromised people; may be a pre-AIDS condition.
Signs and Symptoms: can be symptomless or can be characterized by fever; tiredness; malaise; weakness; gland enlargement in the neck and elsewhere, with or without pain.
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March 10, 2010
More Common Immune-System Diseases- Hypothyroidism And Infection With Cytomegalovirus (Cmv)
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