Diagnose-Me: About A History Of Infections


	Question Category: SYMPTOMS - IMMUNE SYSTEM

In the 'Symptoms - Immune System' section of our in-depth questionnaire we ask the following question about a history of infections:

Do you have a history of infections, for example skin, ear, bladder, respiratory etc.?

	Your answer	...indicates	...and suggests
1.	"No / almost never"	Infrequent infections in the past	A symptom
2.	"Average - occasionally / don't know"
3.	"Often - one or two per year"	History of infections	A symptom
4.	"Very often - more than two per year"	History of infections	A symptom

Your answer will affect the likelihoods of the conditions below. Any answers in green reduce the likelihood of the condition.

Answers			Condition	Comment
	3	4	Autonomic Nervous System Balance	--
	3	4	Low Adrenal Function / Adrenal Insufficiency	--
	3	4	Lupus, SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythromatosis)	Lupus patients have abnormalities in their immune systems that predispose them to develop infections.
	3	4	Metabolic Diet Type	--
	3	4	Nephrotic Syndrome	Infection is a serious and frequent complication of nephrotic syndrome.
	3	4	Vitamin A Requirement	--
	3	4	Weakened Immune System	--

GLOSSARY

Syndrome
A medical condition characterized by a collection of related symptoms (what the patient feels) and signs (what a doctor can observe or measure).

Last updated: May 10, 2007