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Just because it says "Small Fiber" doesn't mean the pain is small or the symptoms minor.
The opposite is the case - small fiber - BIG PAIN - devastating symptoms everywhere - from head to toe. #SmallFiber Neuropathy #FridayEveneningAwareness 1/4
The opposite is the case - small fiber - BIG PAIN - devastating symptoms everywhere - from head to toe. #SmallFiber Neuropathy #FridayEveneningAwareness 1/4
Many #LongCovid sufferers have #SmallFiber Neuropathy, also #PostVac sufferers, this also occurs among #MEcfs and in #Lyme patients, and also in/with #fluoroquinolone toxicity.
I think it's really time to research #smallfiber neuropathy hell as well. #SmallFiberHell 2/4
I think it's really time to research #smallfiber neuropathy hell as well. #SmallFiberHell 2/4
Cort Johnson has some very valuable resources on #SmallFiber too:
„Small fiber neuropathy refers to the loss and/or degradation of small nerve fibers in the skin and eyes (and perhaps elsewhere) of approximately 40% of people with fibromyalgia …
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„Small fiber neuropathy refers to the loss and/or degradation of small nerve fibers in the skin and eyes (and perhaps elsewhere) of approximately 40% of people with fibromyalgia …
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Why are fluoroquinolones so dangerous? A🧵
There is a popular belief that the only side effect of toxic #fluoroquinolones antibiotics is tendon rupture, if any - apart from that, fluoroquinolones can also produce aortic ruptures, BUT they have also terrible long-term effects
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There is a popular belief that the only side effect of toxic #fluoroquinolones antibiotics is tendon rupture, if any - apart from that, fluoroquinolones can also produce aortic ruptures, BUT they have also terrible long-term effects
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on mitochondria, collagen, vessels, nerves, etc. The irreversible damage can start immediately after ingestion or/and still occur years later.
„FQAD - Term and Diagnostics
Fluoroquinolone-Associated Disability – in short FQAD - is a complex disease of severe, long-lasting…
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„FQAD - Term and Diagnostics
Fluoroquinolone-Associated Disability – in short FQAD - is a complex disease of severe, long-lasting…
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to irreversible side effects caused by fluoroquinolone antibiotics. The Diagnostic criteria of the FDA are as follows:Â Â
Substantial limitation/disability of everyday life
Two or more of the following systems are affected:
Musculoskeletal System
Peripheral Nervous System
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Substantial limitation/disability of everyday life
Two or more of the following systems are affected:
Musculoskeletal System
Peripheral Nervous System
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H pylori #tweetorial for resistant H pylori
#AGA released CPU in 4/21 revisiting topic of resistance/treatment failures, not a guideline, but the expert opinion @BradSpellberg loves! (1/x)
gastrojournal.org/article/S0016-…
@ABsteward @RushCCH_ID #MedEd #medtwitter #idtwitter
#AGA released CPU in 4/21 revisiting topic of resistance/treatment failures, not a guideline, but the expert opinion @BradSpellberg loves! (1/x)
gastrojournal.org/article/S0016-…
@ABsteward @RushCCH_ID #MedEd #medtwitter #idtwitter
As GN bacteria go, it's an interesting bug:
Highly motile, curved, GNR, #Urease-positive, catalase-positive, oxidase-positive
Related to Campylobacter, for family fun
Nice crossover with our #Gastroenterology colleagues, eh #IDtwitter and @IDSAInfo
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Highly motile, curved, GNR, #Urease-positive, catalase-positive, oxidase-positive
Related to Campylobacter, for family fun
Nice crossover with our #Gastroenterology colleagues, eh #IDtwitter and @IDSAInfo
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GN, and as such should be sensitive to most #antibiotics that target GN with pretty good susceptibilities over time for:
#amoxicillin #tetracycline #aminoglycoside #nitroimidazole #macrolide
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#amoxicillin #tetracycline #aminoglycoside #nitroimidazole #macrolide
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