Hello,
This is Asanbone Rheumatology, which judges the root cause of pain through a university hospital-level medical system.
"I have constant joint pain and fatigue.
Even if I go to the hospital, I can't find clear cause of my pain."
Many of those suffering from autoimmune diseases have the above concerns due to pain of unknown cause.
An autoimmune disease is a disease in which the immune system inside the human body attacks normal cells rather than external antigens.
Simply put, immune cells that must protect me from external invaders, such as bacteria, viruses, and foreign substances, are attacking me on the other hand.
Why on earth did my immune system fail to protect me normally?
Unfortunately, the cause of autoimmune diseases has not yet been identified, but it is reported that immune cells attack their cells due to hormonal imbalances in the body, inflammatory reactions caused by stress, and genetic effects.
Simply speaking, it's similar to the situation when you're too angry, as if you can't see the surroundings. Immune cells become so hyperactive that they attack all nearby cells.
Types of Autoimmune Diseases
According to knowing what the cause of autoimmune diseases is,
Let's take a look at what kinds of autoimmune diseases there are.
Autoimmune diseases can appear in all organs and tissues of the human body, so it can appear as more than 100 diseases depending on which part of the body you attack.
Typical diseases include Betchett's disease, lupus, Sjogren's syndrome, vasculitis, and rheumatoid arthritis, and these autoimmune diseases are very difficult to judge because they are diverse and complex as there are various types of diseases.
Because the cause is unclear and the etiology varies, each hospital only hears a story that "the cause is unknown," or,
There are many cases where the disease does not improve even if you treat it by mistaking it for another disease.
These situations are actually really unfortunate, and today's article was written to prevent them.
How do you judge and treat autoimmune diseases,
I hope we can learn together what kind of medical institution we need to see and find ways to improve quickly.
If you are suffering from a pain of unknown cause, I hope this article will help you.
Initiation of autoimmune disease treatment
starts from an accurate judgment
If you are currently presumed to be the cause of an autoimmune disease, you should find a hospital that can make an "accurate judgment."
As there are various diseases, there are many types of autoimmune diseases, so it is very difficult to judge which disease it is with only one or two diseases.
Due to the nature of the disease, it is very important to detect symptoms in the early stages and respond appropriately to increase the probability of initial diagnosis, but in reality, the only place where the disease can be diagnosed in the early stages is rheumatology department.
Among the people who visit our medical institution
Case where you went to a hospital where you could not judge an autoimmune disease even though you were suffering from an autoimmune disease and received other medical treatment for several years and there was no improvement
Case when the disease unfortunately got worsened because rheumatoid arthritis found normal findings only through blood tests and did not treat them at all, even though he/she visited a medical institution by guessing himself/herself
There are many other cases.
In all of these cases, if the first visit was to the Rheumatology hospital, it would have been more regrettable because it could have been prevented in advance.
So, how should you find the right hospital when you have untreated pain and illnesses?
When determining which hospital is good, each medical institution may have different specialized parts, which can be confusing and difficult to understand.
So first of all, we will inform you through the case of our medical institution so that you can understand it from a large stem.
Essential Testing System for Diagnosing Autoimmune Diseases 1. Latest Precision Blood Testing Devices in Roche, Switzerland, with More Than 150 Same-Day Tests 2. the latest X-ray equipment 3. Introduction of joint ultrasound device Philips |
Our Asanbone Medical Center first identifies the characteristic diseases, other drugs, and diseases
If it is presumed to be the cause of an autoimmune disease, all necessary tests are performed without exception.
X-rays to make sure there's nothing wrong with the joint,
Whether there are autoantibodies through Asanbon's blood test, which can be tested more than 150 types,
Carefully check whether there are any problems with other organs and how much inflammation levels are.
Once these precise blood tests are used to determine whether autoimmune diseases can be determined,
Through joint ultrasound, even if it is an autoimmune disease, it even detects cases where antibodies are not found in the test results.
Blood tests showed normal inflammation levels, but there are more cases that are judged to be autoimmune diseases in the future.
If an ultrasound examination of the joint reveals inflammation, blood tests can also detect areas that may be missed.
Therefore, in addition to X-rays and precision blood tests, we always check if we perform "joint ultrasound" in Asanbon.
"Can you diagnose an autoimmune disease in one day?"
Many people who visit medical institutions with autoimmune diseases are curious about the diagnosis and treatment on the same day.
Excellent equipment is also required for quick diagnosis, but it must be supported by the rich clinical experience of the medical staff.
As the cause of autoimmune disease is unclear, it is only possible to make a quick judgment if there are numerous clinical cases.
In order to increase the treatment rate, we AsanBone Medical Center,
served as an outpatient professor at Seoul Asan Medical Center, and as a specialist in internal medicine and a specialist in arthroplasty
Professor Won Je-beom, who has more than 30,000 clinical experience in 20 years
directly examines individual pain, arthritis, autoimmunity, as well as medical conditions, and diagnose and treat them.
Skilled medical staff not only don't miss the diagnosis, but they can also proceed with treatment quickly and accurately.
Especially, people from Jeju Island, Gangneung, Jeonju, Busan, and other places like Asanbon
Fast and accurate judgment and treatment are more important if there are many people coming from overseas such as the United States, Canada, Japan, and Australia.
They have limited time to get tested and treated,
If you need to re-prescribe the drug or if you need to re-test, it takes a few hours to several days to come back.
(*For your information, we have a system in place to provide all these tests, diagnosis results, and treatment on the day of our visit so that those who come from far away and those who are severely ill can receive treatment quickly.)
"Can I get all the treatment I need after an accurate diagnosis?"
As you visit a medical institution from afar, you should also check if you can get all the treatment you need at one hospital.
Like diagnosis, treatment is also treated at a hospital that has all treatment methods in stages 1 to 3 (the level of treatment for autoimmune diseases),
Please remember that you can continue complete remission for a longer period of time by intensively treating diseases that are not controlled and suddenly aggravated.
And if you are in poor physical condition or if you can't take more autoimmune disease drugs due to allergies or liver diseases, you can supplement it with herbal medicine.
If you can't take medicine for autoimmune diseases, Western medicine has no other alternative to systemic symptoms other than injections and laser treatment for each inflammatory area, and herbal medicine can be an alternative.
At Asanbone, Professor Won Jebeom, who holds a simultaneous license for oriental doctors, conducts integrated medical and oriental medicine treatment.
Therefore, if it is difficult to prescribe drugs due to side effects or hypersensitivity reactions depending on the case, oriental medical treatment can be performed at the same time.
"Is autoimmune disease impossible to cure?"
Lastly, many of the people who visit medical institutions are worried that they have heard that autoimmune diseases cannot be cured.
However, the cause of the autoimmune disease is not clear, so even if it is difficult to cure, you may live without any major problems for the rest of your life if you manage it well, so you don't have to worry too much.
The condition of maintaining good management so that almost no symptoms appear is called 'complete remission'.
With this complete remission condition as the final goal of treatment, we can return to normal life before the outbreak if treated properly.
So far, we've talked about the cause of autoimmune diseases, the importance of choosing a medical institution that can accurately diagnose and treat.
If you are presumed to be an autoimmune disease, the cause is unclear, the disease varies, and it is a disease that cannot be cured, so you may be scared.
However, if you find a medical institution well, you can fully treat and manage it, so I sincerely hope you don't give up and find a hospital that suits you and get treatment well.
Thank you.
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