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Suggest Treatment For Severe Back Pain
32 years old lady complain of generalised body aches back pain for many years.she did tonsillectomy at age of 5 years. she received acourse of long acting penicillin at age of 28 years for 3 years for high ASOT level more than 600 iu.still complain of same symptoms.
Tue, 13 Nov 2018
Hello,
A young lady with generalized body aches is very likely having what is called fibromyalgia.
She needs a careful examination with her doctor to diagnose this or rule it out. Generally, it causes pain in certain areas that the patient can identify easily and is not related to other conditions of bone or muscle.
I don't think her past history of a long taking of penicillin (and the possibility of rheumatic fever) is related to her pains at the moment.
Fibromyalgia is very likely if she has no swelling of joints or redness, and it has specific treatment from which patients benefit a lot, so I would encourage her to see her doctor and discuss with him the chance of having it and how to proceed.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Antoneta Zotaj,
General & Family Physician
A young lady with generalized body aches is very likely having what is called fibromyalgia.
She needs a careful examination with her doctor to diagnose this or rule it out. Generally, it causes pain in certain areas that the patient can identify easily and is not related to other conditions of bone or muscle.
I don't think her past history of a long taking of penicillin (and the possibility of rheumatic fever) is related to her pains at the moment.
Fibromyalgia is very likely if she has no swelling of joints or redness, and it has specific treatment from which patients benefit a lot, so I would encourage her to see her doctor and discuss with him the chance of having it and how to proceed.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Antoneta Zotaj,
General & Family Physician
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