Hello, could you please read about my problem and tell me if it`s possible that I have lupus or any other kind of autoimmune disease... For the last four years(i`m 25 years old) i`ve been having unexplained eye-conjunctivitises (the last one was in august) and here`s rheumatologists have diagnosed me with sjogren`s syndrome. But this diagnosis seems rather strange to me since:
-i`ve been using artificial tears only twice a day(when I don`t have conjunctivitis, otherwise I have to use ophthalmic corticosteroids and antibiotics), I don`t feel any particular dryness in my mouth(i can swallow food without drinking) or in any other body`s membrane

-dry eye tests(schirmer, fluorescein and rose bengal) were negative

-biopsy of the inner lip did not confirm sjogren`s syndrome

-since the age of 13 i`ve been having a small but noticeable redness around my nose which has spreaded in the last month and the rashes also became itchy (dermathologist diagnosed it with dermatitis seborrhoica faciei and prescribed me oronazol(ketoconazol) and oral contraceptive pills diane 35)

-i`ve been having occasional pains in my upper stomach which were really bad about a month ago(the enormous pain wouldn`t go away for few days,and then it got better after a high dosage of ultop, ranital and spasmex forte pills)

-i feel more and more tired, dizzy and without energy, I often have headaches as well(actually I have never have lots of energy but I thought it was related only to my eating disorder problems and depressions which i`ve been having since the age of 16)

-every time I go to sea I get conjunctivitis(eventhough my eyes can be quite ok just before that)

-i usually have cold hands and feet

-i got my menstrual period at the age of 18 and it has been irregular ever since

-i had ankle bursitis at the age of 16 and the spot is still painful when I touch it harder or wear inappropriate(tight)shoes


-ana titer 1:640

-presence of ro(1) in anti-ena

-cryoglobulins 150 (< 100)

-s-uric acid 2.1 mmol/l (2.8-7.5)

-s-bilirubin total 33 umol/l (0-17)

-s-tp proteins 83 g/l (65-80)

-s-ast 1.22 ukat/l (< 0.5

-k-eosinophils 0.70 % (1-6)

-sr-sedimentation rate 19 mm/h (< 15)

-s-igg 18.55 g/l (8.00-18.00)

-s-rf(rheumatoid factor) 35.00 iu/ml (0.00-14.00)

-k-lkci(leukocytes) 3.00 (4.00-10.00)

-s-c3c(complement c3) 0.74 g/l (0.90-1.80)

thank you very much in advance!


Regards,


katarina