Chronic Granulomatous Disease Health Feed

It is a type of Wbc and is usually found in lymphatic system and increase in the level indicates some chronic infection

Glomerulonephritis is a disease that is caused due to inflammation of the small filters that are present within the kidneys or glomeruli. Glomeruli eliminate the excess waste, electrolytes and fluids from the blood, discharged through urine. A glomerular disease can be either acute or chronic. If the condition arises without a combination of any other disease, it is termed as primary glomerulonephritis. Secondary glomerulonephritis is characterized by diabetes or lupus (an auto-immune disorder) ...more

Dear Lybrate user. As I can understand that your daughter is now 2 years old and was diagnosed with nephrotic syndrome 1 years back at the age of 1 yr. Nephrotic syndrome is a condition where there is loss of lot of protein in the urine. Normally if the children present at the age between 2-8 years we start them on oral steroids giving it for 3-6mths. Majority (95%) of children get better with steroids. But a significant proportion do have a recurrence of disease and can be treated with a repeat...more

Dear user
Cracking sound of joint while walking
Kindly consult orthopaedic surgeon to personally examination who can make an accurate assessment.
Hopefully your questions is answered.

Hi dear it might be due to subclinical viral infection or might be an aberration in the test results
Don't worry if the other cell counts are normal and if you are not having any dominant symptoms You can easily take an online consultation for further treatment guidance.

Vascular disorders are disorders of the vessels in your body that carry either blood or waste products. The vascular system consists of the arteries (that carry blood away from the heart), veins (that carry blood to the heart) and lymph vessels (that carry waste products to be excreted from the body). The various diseases of the vascular or circulatory system are:

Peripheral Artery Disease: Peripheral arteries carry blood to the various organs and tissues in the body. Accumulation of ch...more

Hello dear Lybrate user,
Warm welcome to Lybrate.
I have evaluated your query thoroughly. As per your condition, you requires immuno suppressent medication which is best in form of azoran.* there are certain side effects which can be vary from person to person as
- skin rash - fever - itching - nausea, vomiting - loss of appetite - muscle ache -hair loss - muscle loss
cold peripheries - greasy stools - others. Hope this clears your query. Wishing you fine recovery. Welcome for a...more

Nephrotic Syndrome is a condition which is characterised by the loss of protein into the urine (called proteinuria) as a result of increased glomerular permeability and oedema. This results in low protein level in the blood. The low levels of protein in blood result in the drawing of fluids into soft tissues. A severe form hypoalbuminemia can cause scores of secondary diseases such as ascites (retention of fluid in the abdominal cavity), pleural effusion (build-up of fluids between the lungs a...more

Acute nephritis does not seem like a nice thing to have, does it? Well, the truth is that, as expected, it really isn t! It is, essentially, when the kidneys swell up. But what exactly causes acute nephritis? That answer is not all that simple! One of the most common causes of it, however, happens to be a reaction to a certain bacterial infection. When the body reacts, the parts of the kidney which are responsible for filtering the blood begin to get damaged.

What this finally means is...more

Most families refer to their newborn baby as their 'bundle of joy'. The news of a child being born brings immense joy to the entire family. However, due to various reasons, a child could be born with some medical abnormalities, which would be known as congenital abnormalities.

If your child has a congenital heart defect, it means that your child was born with a problem in the structure of his or her heart. Some congenital heart defects in children are simple and don't need treatment. O...more