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Being It's A Auto Immune Disease. Does Most People Have Another Immune Disease? Hypothyroidism? Arthritis? Very Curious About This

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Calgary, AB
January 19
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If you You Tube Prurigo Nodularis there is so much valuable information that these so-called skin specialists, PCPs, & Allergists don't know this information! Dr. Shawn Kwarta w/John Hopkins is the one that started studying the PN in 2015, & has all the answers for this horrific, rare (my foot), skin disease! My understanding it involves the immunology and neurology as the cause of this horrific disease, not the so-called Picker's Disease that they misdiagnose it with!

January 19
A MyPrurigoTeam Member

Si yo tengo artritis

January 21
A MyPrurigoTeam Member

I have been diagnosed with Sjogren's disease, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, and Reynaud's disease. Plus PN.

July 17
A MyPrurigoTeam Member

Researchers have found that people with prurigo nodularis (PN) are more likely to have other immune-mediated or autoimmune diseases. For example, PN is associated with:

- Systemic lupus erythematosus (affects skin, joints, and kidneys)
- Crohn’s disease (affects the digestive tract)
- Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (affects the read more

Researchers have found that people with prurigo nodularis (PN) are more likely to have other immune-mediated or autoimmune diseases. For example, PN is associated with:

- Systemic lupus erythematosus (affects skin, joints, and kidneys)
- Crohn’s disease (affects the digestive tract)
- Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (affects the thyroid)
- Atopic dermatitis (a type of eczema)
- Psoriasis (causes skin inflammation)

However, PN itself is not universally considered an autoimmune disease. Instead, it is thought to be due to immune dysregulation.

 This AI-generated response comes from MyPrurigoTeam and other selected sources. It is not a substitute for medical advice. Always ask your doctor about specific health concerns.

Is Prurigo Nodularis an Autoimmune Disease? | MyPrurigoTeam
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A MyPrurigoTeam Member

I so wonder, that day I went down, I was going to my nephew 's, was very nervous as we had had trouble. The thought of going there now makes me sick to my stomach. So many articles, stress!

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