What Your SKIN Says About Your HEALTH - PART 2: Doctor Explains

[@ViolinMD]

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[@andresinnett4319]

We can tell ure on ure last legs 😆

[@Ihrosa-b5n]

Doctor, I subscribed to the membership with the hope that you can talk to a friend who I think is dying - he has a horrible rash that started on his hands but now is rapidly spreading and he is in a lot pain. He doesn’t have a any means to see the doctor right now and the ones he has seen only say is ezcema but I don’t believe so.

[@ga6589]

Thank you for this video! Another rare skin condition is DRESS syndrome, which is a systemic allergic reaction to medication. It is hard to diagnose, as it mimics other conditions. My daughter spent an agonizing week in the hospital after a reaction to a medication. It started with flu-like symptoms, stomach ache, fever, severe edmema, and then a rapidly spreading rash that covered her entire body. She looked like she'd been badly burned. We visited several doctors and ER's before an alert hospitalist figured it out. If not treated with IV steroids and stopping the offending drug, it can be fatal. It had also affected my daughter's liver, kidneys, lungs and gall bladder. As she recovered, her hair started to fall out and her skin shed like a bad sunburn. This was over ten years ago and she still has problems with skin rashes.

[@PhantomLife]

Big BIG Mistake Doctor, You Are trying to Help people Which God has Condemned Their life to Hell; Because of their Pride. They Self centeredly believe, They are Rite, and Correct while believing & living WrongFilled lives. So the Real God of Riteouseness has condemned them because they have taken part of Wrong based SinFilled living, at Other's expenses of Losses. Like when any Deciever, Confuses Others to believe they're Correct but They Hinder the Actual, Innoscent-people, towards Victimizations. The TroubleMakers make life Harder for the 'Postive, Good intentioned-people"; So The Real God, eventually arrives, to Punish & Disipline Bad people; One method is through Physical Sicknesses!

[@PhantomLife]

Big BIG Mistake Doctor, You Are trying to Help people Which God has Condemned Their life to Hell; Because of their Self centered Pride & Abuse of Others. They Self centeredly believe, They are Rite, and Correct while believing & living WrongFilled lives. So the Real God of Riteouseness has condemned them because they have taken part of Wrong based SinFilled living, at Other's expenses of Losses. Like when any Deciever, Confuses Others to believe that they're Correct but They Malisciously act, to Hinder the "Actual, Innoscent-people", towards Victimizations. The "TroubleMakers" make life Harder for the "Postive, Good intentioned-people"; So Then, the "Real God of Life", eventually arrives, to Punish & Disipline, "Bad people"; One method is through Physical Sicknesses!

[@George7424]

My ‘Eczema’ that I’ve had for years was actually a type of cancer called Mycosis Fungoides. I was lucky to finally meet an amazing doctor who recognized the difference.

[@da1stamericus]

Wow. See this is why I made my hubby see the dermatologist this week. He had to wait for a month, but he hàs been seen. He finally after years of topical solution getting a diagnosis of psoriasis inversa. His mum passed of different cancers, and I don't want to lose him.

[@gelandersen]

Hi, how did you find out? What tests were made to come into the diagnosis? Thanks

[@baybaymarino5498]

yes please,what were the symptoms?

[@George7424]

It was rashes that didn’t respond to any treatment for years. I tried changing my diet, cold showers, topical steroids, etc. It was seasonal where it got worse in darker months. They got better in sunny months. It has a ‘cigarette paper’ wrinkled looking texture. A biopsy and bloodwork was used to confirm it by an oncologist after a dermatologist suspected it. It’s incurable but can be managed with steroids and topical chemo.

[@whitetomato]

This always stresses me out. How do I tell in seconds if it's cancer, eczema or tinea? They all look identical and have the same itch and i just don't have the time to ask a detailed history in the ER.

[@TheMrsDean2023]

My husband passed in 2022 from "complications with obesity". It was sudden, just one day he woke up feeling like he had the flu and then he coded for 40 minutes until pronounced dead, on our bedroom floor, with 20 EMS around us. He had those patches, Psoriasis, but his doctors said it was nothing to worry about. He also had lymphedema among an alcohol problem. He was warned to stop the drinking, but sadly, I think he just gave up. Due to his condition, size, and overall poor health, they did not opt for an autopsy to find the actual cause, and I was in such a state of shock that I did not push. Now, two years later, I wish I had done the autopsy. I would have liked to know what actually caused his departure. :( This kind of video can really help someone advocate for themselves, or their family/friends. Thank you!

[@jasmineaustin2114]

I'm so sorry for your loss

[@alyssapaolicelli6613]

I sorry for your loss 😢❤

[@ShamimuBisani]

May God almighty be with u our mum

[@maralisil]

Same thing happened to my husband, but he had a number of hospitalizations in the years leading to his sudden death. I really don't think he knew what hit him. It was kind in that respect. I miss him terribly.

[@jasmineaustin2114]

@@maralisil I'm so sorry 😔

[@emmas1082]

You should be a medical school professor. You explain things so well.

[@ViolinMD]

Thanks Emma!

[@halporter9]

Emma. Maybe she is. But vastly important skill for a physician with clients and colleagues. I too am vastly impressed. I have a very minor effective communications disorder (not uncommon for people with ADD); She can talk really fast, yet is perfectly conceptually clear to me. I hear just fine, even at 77, This disorder not age related. My mother would pound her head with her fists. She would tell me to do something, I would trot off to help her out, and do absolutely the wrong thing! People will tell me something, and I will get the point a day, a month, a year (not uncommon) and once, about 25 years later. Sometimes this can be about important things; sometimes trivial. Not always stressful. Sometimes this does cause me hives!

[@nolaj114]

But mispronounces "eczema" 🤔

[@yumisage]

@@nolaj114- It could be us pronouncing it incorrectly

[@LynneHuffman-y7r]

I am so sorry.

[@samacw]

I've gone from watching your videos, to being a nursing student, to qualifying and now moving to a specialist rheumatology clinic. I'd love a video on some of the treatments you're using!

[@ItsPoeDamnIt]

My mother has vasculitis and I took her to so so so sooooo many doctors because she had that rash on her legs and arms and every doctor dismissed her as having allergies. Some of these doctors that saw her were in the medical feilds for 10 plus years, and you a second year figuring it out so quickly proves how smart you are. I finally found Dr's who were knowledgeable with this disease, thankfully, and my mother is much better now.

[@christinahurt7505]

❤

[@apinkcupart917]

I was diagnosed with a small-vessel vasculitis in November. I spent a week in the hospital, and I'm still on a mega-dose of prednisone. I don't think I've seen so many doctors in my life, lol. Thankfully, I have a good rheumatologist! If it weren't for an emergency department doctor, who told me my rash was likely autoimmune, I think I'd be in much worse shape right now. I'm grateful for all of the help I've received, and I appreciate that your video increases awareness of vasculitis and other issues. Thank you!

[@Lia-oh9dg]

One of rare doctors who find the cause of problems and not treating just symptoms.

[@buckjones4901]

Yes and they often want to break the body down and say this symptom isn't caused by that, when your body is all connected and it all gets affected.

[@mbd6054]

I'm afraid 99/100 doctors in my Country would have missed the various cancers associated with these rashes.

[@Leonardo_No_Cardio]

Greetings from Greece!! Your passion for being a good doctor is inspiring!

[@ViolinMD]

Thank you so much Leonardo!

[@amarraa.l1]

Thank you Violin truly! Whatever FDA says I try to avoid it. I found myself in this rabbit hole of so many industry lies when I read "The 23 Former Doctor Truths". Its no wonder why Doctor left her career.

[@monikakress3867]

A few years ago, I had a nasty itchy rash that started to spread everywhere. I went to the dermatologist. she took one look at my arms, legs, and torso, and asked, do you have a stressful job? she saw that my rash only occurred where i could reach. it was the itch that rashes, as she said. Topical steroids helped in the moment, and I got a wonderful new job a few months later. stress has real health effects, folks! take care of yourselves.

[@ErinH-430]

Yeah, my neurologist said the same thing about her patients with migraines. And it’s true.

[@heide-raquelfuss5580]

Stress eats your vitamins, minerals, proteins, fats, etc in higher rate. All stressors eat away the nutrients in your body, causing all kind of issues. So..., your story makes sense. Avoid stress, that causes deficienties.

[@freshmiller6272]

True and true. Coz I experienced the same and got new job and health changed better slowly

[@PhantomLife]

Maybe God was Punishing the "Darkened-soul person", .........For a Lifestyle of Wrongs & Self Haughty PrideFilled Arrogant person, That would act to Hinder Others; Good People's lives! So Then, "God of Riteouseness", Then Punished the "Bad-person" for a lifestyle as "Deciever"; (That personally Thought in their own mind, was Great).

[@haroldmclean3755]

Well done 👍

[@jaredmichael4849]

I’m a medical assistant in rheumatology and I’ve been watching your videos since before you finished residency. I love watching your videos and learn about diseases I see almost every day!

[@Pastorlinda54]

Fascinating! Thank you! As a former barber, i paid alot of attention to the skin of my clients; with men, especially the tops of their ears and the skin behind their ears, or any raised uneven red patches. I would say, " Its not an emergency, but next time you are at your doctors..."

[@arthan06]

Thanks so much for showing how the rashes look on different skin tones ❤

[@nikkiewhite476]

Yes! This is so important, many doctors are never shown what the rashes look like on various skin tones so they think it isn't eczema or whatever it is.

[@alveolate]

in fact, if your editor can find more examples with more varied skin tones or even skin types, i'd encourage you to show them all! even if you can only show each one for less time due to script and video timing, it's still super helpful for folks who may not realise that is a symptom in their unique skin tone/type. and we can always pause/rewind etc. more is always better here!

[@7ab3tha]

This 🙌🏻

[@mattmiller1672]

I came on line solely to post. What an intelligent and capable doctor. Has a god given gift of like ability and personality with intelligence. Pretty too. Happy to follow! Thanks for your medical commitment to make the world a bette place. Your enthusiasm shows!

[@nikkiewhite476]

My son had horrendous eczema in the crooks of his elbows and the back of his knees when he was a year old. We would get it under control and his skin was perfect for a while. When it flared back up it would go from dry looking patches to bleeding in 3 days. The doctor gave him increasingly strong creams but the rashes would stop responding. The only other symptom he has that he was often constipated. A friend finally convinced me to try a dairy free diet, especially as my son has first nations heritage. Once we got his diet correct (he couldn't have any milk proteins not even casien that was in all margarine at the time) his skin cleared up and his bowels became normal. Even though eczema is an allergic reaction the allergy DR we talked to said he wasn't allergic to milk. When he got older he insisted to get milk back and though he has the occasional tiny patch of eczema he is ok now.

[@jenniferlindsey2015]

I have eczema on the back of my knees when I was a kid. The doctor diagnosed it as an allergy to our new cat. At the time, I thought it was just because I spent so much time sitting with my legs crossed It was also summer, so that didn’t help the sweating

[@rogerpierson8319]

I’ve been waiting for you to talk about Psoriasis/ Psoriatic Arthritis. Would like to see more videos on this topic.

[@SGeil53]

I cured my SA with a simple diet change and stopped drinking any alcohol. Went from 210 lbs to 160 for a 5’8” frame. Now plant based. No red meat, dairy, eggs, wheat bread or pasta. It worked!

[@SMJCMKA]

​@@SGeil53 did not work for me..

[@MillieonaVespa]

Didn’t work for me either

[@janetpelletier1238]

@@SGeil53 I'm opposite. Strict carnivore works for me. No more psoriasis or PsA. Funny what works for some and not others? Must be our roots?

[@reneedevry4361]

​@janetpelletier1238 strict carnivore worked for me too.

[@c2442l]

Thank you for this video - it could help save lives. I was diagnosed with dermatomyositis and I had most of the classic rashes - Gottron’s papules, shawl sign, v-rash, holster sign, also itchy rash on the front of my shins. No heliotrope or malar rash, and no muscle weakness. I was treated with mycophenolic acid (CellCept) and hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil), for several years. Eventually weaned off all treatment and still in remission. Just posting my story in case this could help someone.

[@ElizabethMiller-in5dm]

Thanks for your story, I'm on cellcept but had to stop hydroxychloroquine due to severe ear ringing, but hoping cellcept will be enough.

[@mcanultymichelle]

I just found your channel and I love it. I love how you are detective for medical illnesses. I hope you can specialize in that ,there aren’t a lot of doctors out there that do .

[@MichelleLibamba]

I missed you.. Literally rushed when I saw the notification 😊, so satisfying that I get to learn something new from you in each video 😊

[@ViolinMD]

Aw thank you! So lovely to hear that!

[@alveolate]

@@ViolinMD just wanna say that you've surpassed Dr Mike on my personal tierlist of CLICK FAST NOW for medical youtubers :D

[@preservenature2k]

Very good information and well explained. This lady is someone who really knows what she’s saying. Thanks

[@vinswotter]

Your videos have been weirdly helping keep me from spiralling with my own medical issues. And this video feels especially fitting, because my dermatologist is the one who pushed the hardest for me to get in to see hematology/oncology for potential lymphoma. And yes, one of my most bothersome symptoms is severe itching. I'm not trying to freak out anyone reading this comment who might think itching alone means cancer. I have a ton of other symptoms and abnormal imaging, etc.

[@ViolinMD]

Thanks for sharing your experience. You raise a really important point about putting skin findings together with other symptoms to come to a diagnosis!

[@Danny-ux1il]

I just found this angel of healing today. Unfortunately for me I am 77 y.o. It was over four years ago that I got surgery to by-pass four or five arteries at a VA hospital. The follow-up treatment by the VA medical staff was indifferent and abusive. But regarding my skin, I got "acne" immediately on my sternum. The VA doctor told me it was just an allergic reaction to the stitches they used to close up the wound over my sternum. When I also got red rashes and open sores on my upper chest they said it was just folliculitis - from the hair growing back on my chest that they had shaved off for the surgery - and to not scratch them. Living in Thailand now, I used to think I was better off here, spending my savings at the hospitals - as opposed to the free medical services I was entitled to in the U.S. at VA hospitals. At a dermatology clinic I was given some strong Rx sleeping pills, pain pills, antihistimine pills and a bunch of skin creams. After months of using this stuff, and also castor oil on my skin, it has improved a little. In some ways. But there are lots more skin tags and sunspots and itching on my palms and plantars. So I am convinced I have several of the skin conditions that Violin Md described. And maybe kidney disease, liver cirrhosis, cancer.... I can drop the gluten-containing foods but I probably will also look for a final-solution pill. The world needs more people like Dr. Violin MD.

[@greenleif]

🚩🙏🏻💞Please don't give up ~ I want you to know that there are millions of Americans who are FOREVER GRATEFUL & SINCERELY THANKFUL for your service & all the sacrifices you & our Brave service men have given to us. For what it's worth, you are in my Family's prayers. Heavenly Father Please watch over this gentleman. Send the Holy Spirit to bring Peace of Heart & Mind as well as Comfort. Bring the medical relief to solve these health issues. Imbue _EVERY_ medical professional who touches this man with DISCERNMENT to SEE what is truly needed for treatment & recovery. In Jesus' Almighty Name, Amen ~ God Bless You & Yours, my friend! 🤗💞🙏🏻🕊️🦅🕯️🌟❤️‍🩹

[@TheJasperlife]

A first year med student also diagnosed my Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis… after months of other docs telling me my symptoms were in my head. Then they told me to make my final arrangements after diagnosis as it had progressed substantially prior to diagnosis and they thought it was late stage lung cancer (the granulomas tricked them in the Xray). Lungs and kidneys as well as sinus degradation. Fun times. Yay for first and second year med students. 😘 Double yay for rheumatologists!!

[@salvadoroliveira6632]

I like to watch your videos because among other things, I always learn something. And you have the dearest personality! Thank you Dr. Siobhan! I'll watch your video now!❤

[@justin333eb]

I started questioning everything, especially government health advice! After reading "Health and Beauty Mastery" by Julian Bannett, I completely changed my habits. This book reveals so many shocking truths about the health industry!

[@FireOElijahMC]

I got it, truly a good book

[@amixeblu]

I have CRPS, complex regional pain syndrome. The marbled "rash" is a stage I went through, going from the warm stage to the cold stage. Unfortunately, orthopedic surgeons only diagnosed me almost 3 years into the complication (dashboard injury). What first only originated in both knees, now had spread to my legs... fully. And walking was no longer an option. I have been disabled since age 23 when I contracted the CRPS. Due to late diagnosis, I have a chronic form of the disease. I am 52 now, and it's stabilized, plateau-ed. Anyway, just wanted to add that marbled skin can often be a sign of something deeper and darker that needs treatment: stat! Plus, I don't think I have to tell you that the pain is beyond all limits. I have been on a pain program (gabapentin/buprenorphine) since 2004. So 20 years of the same dosage all around. My disability unfortunately is here to stay.

[@christiroseify]

Good to see you Doc. I am amazed how much your chosen topics are directly covering the health issues I'm having. Did a DUTCH Test, completely stripped of hormones and androgens... 23 vials of blood drawn Thurs. See my provider Monday for another IV vitamin cocktail and review of results... But I know what direction this is going... 7mths God has protected me in adrenal crisis to get me to a provider with eyes to see my suffering... Praise God for all the information and hope your videos have provided me... God bless you ma'am

[@ViolinMD]

Thanks for sharing Christi and I’m really sorry to hear you’re going through all this right now ❤️

[@marygleason484]

Thankyou for explaining everything in simple layman’s terms. Great physician!

[@avon1243]

You are such an excellent teacher. Also enthusiastic about the topic. I wish I’d had you for some classes in undergrad and grad school.

[@gottagift]

Fascinating. Many years ago i learned that a vertical crease in the ear lobes are indications of hardening of the arteries. I had no idea that you are able to discern so many other underlying conditions based on rashes. I'll be sure to look at the video on the tongues appearance and hope to find something on the appearance of fingernails. I've always had vertical ridges that start at the cuticle and extend to the tip.

[@bobbie9984]

Thanks!

[@ViolinMD]

Thank you very Bobbie, I really appreciate it!

[@bunhelsingslegacy3549]

Thank you for mentioning dermatomyositis. One of my good friends died from it (well, from complications from being on prednisone since she was 6 so it wouldn't immediately kill her). She got hers after a stomach flu in childhood and every time that particular stomach flu made the rounds, hers got worse. She made it past 40 but every new drug they tried to use to replace prednisone ended up as an addition to the predisone, nothing else would keep the dermatomyositis away. I hope you never see cases as bad as hers. It slowly took her life away from her, one freedom at a time.

[@mariawelling4194]

Keto, exercise, and yoga have helped me heal my psoriasis for over four years now. Life is good! No more killer medications for me. I decided to seek holistic and functional doctor instead.😊 🎉 ❤

[@mekajones7273]

Fasting help alot of disease

[@alimaatouk5966]

Nervous system regulation helped me the most with my psoriasis

[@alimaatouk5966]

@mekajones7273 yes and reducing sugar to almost Zero

[@BirdieRN71]

I wish you were my doctor for my Lupus and even Fibromyalgia. I am having trouble finding finding anyone where I live to work and treat me.

[@Janeandtarzan007]

@@BirdieRN71 follow @goodbyelupus. Dr Brooke Goldner. A raw vegan diet reversed her own lupus and she’s helped thousands reverse autoimmune diseases. Our diet is literally killing us. 🙏

[@AliceR27]

What happens to doctors over time that they start dismissing patients without doing proper workups? Back in 1997-98, it took me almost a year to get diagnosed with h. pylori, a duodenal ulcer and serious GERD. Went to probably 10 doctors before being sent to a gastroenterologist. One even wrote in notes that she thought I needed to see a psychiatrist. Symptoms were pain mid right abdomen and gaining a lot of weight for no reason, not feeling well. Also told all of them I'd eaten sausage at a market in Ecuador, got immediate diarrhea, was treated with antibiotics and potassium about 2 weeks after being back in USA. Kept asking what else could I have gotten. I gained over 40 pounds in a few months. Once put on regimen of antibiotics for h. pylori, I lost 20 pounds right away.

[@bubcat54]

Insulin resistance and vitamin d deficiency caused excema like rashes on me, but only in the winter. Which made me realize i may have had a vitamin d deficiency. So I went to a tanning spa and took 20,000 iu of d3. Problem solved, so I stopped. 3 months later, it started up again, but now it was late spring. I layed out in the sun an hour a day, and within a week, gone again. So now I take 5,000 is of d3/k2 everyday and maintain a very low carb diet. It has never come back. That was after 10 years of the rash.

[@ransonhall4834]

Great, clear explanations and I love your enthusiasm. Bless you Dr.

[@M_SC]

Hahaha House and lupus. Your freckles are SO Beautiful.

[@Galaxy-ho2pk]

Thought about House when Lupus came up 😉

[@tcconnection]

Why pronouncing Egg-zeh-mah like egg-Zee-mah? Just interested since it's a family issue and you're the first doctor I've heard pronounce it like this. So grateful for your video.

[@Pharaoh2405]

I have psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. I’ve had both for over 30 years. Just now getting heart issues. Very real relationship between them.

[@mariekatherine5238]

I’ve got all three. I’ve identified a few foods will exacerbate it, so have eliminated them from my diet. The skin psoriasis started at age 44, the arthritis at 49, and heart arrhythmia at 52. By then, the stress on my job was literally killing me. I can no longer do the activities I once enjoyed so much, I tried three times for disability and was turned down three times. The ADA, designed to help people like me had the opposite effect. Employers would not hire me because they will do all in their power to avoid making reasonable accommodations.

[@clintpotts5799]

My friend has that neck, acanthosis nigricans. I’ve also seen it as another friend also has it. First Nations - indigenous people are more predisposed to this condition. Thanks for the information Siobahn. ❤️🫶🏽 As usual, fantastic content, I look forward to your content, please don’t ever stop making videos. ❤ -Clint, indigenous nurse from Alberta 🫶🏽

[@lanamichalski3208]

Hi....could you please do a presentation on drug induced lupus that does not go away when the offending drug is stopped? I love your channel. Thank you!

[@Momoluckyspace]

You are very knowledgeable for skin issues. I do have all these symptoms before. You are absolutely correct. Hardly has many good doctor can nail down the problem.

[@dacisky]

Really fascinating. Could you do one on lumps and bumps?

[@RadiantLivingDaily]

Thank you for simplifying such a complex topic. This will definitely help a lot of people!

[@Fralickmike]

excellent summary. full of great pearls and also reminders for many things i once learned and subsequently forgot!

[@DarleneRaymond-n4i]

Your a great teacher. I'm so glad you do this. We all should know signs.

[@cathylaycock5598]

My oldest niece has had Lupus for approximately 35 years. 😊❤️🇨🇦. My middle brother had Tuberous Sclerosis inside and outside his body. He passed away at 50 yrs old. The disease actually affected the cortex of his brain and it caused a heart attack. His limbs all became extremely weak and he would fall over many times a day and because of how the tubers grew in his heart, he would pop nitro pills like candy. It was heartbreaking when I would talk on the phone many times a week, I’d hear the changes in his voice. He and I were very close, even though it was a blessing after he died, it was so painful to not have him around anymore. He lived in NS while we live in BC.

[@justonlyjohn6596]

Umm... phrasings: "were very close, even though it was a blessing after he died" aren't there enough old grannies fawning over STORIES on Facebook... you're not from around here, are you If THIS is real, so is Santa

[@lizwirtz5968]

Very good presentation. Delivering the useful information quickly and usefully. So many drag out the information.

[@greggalexander5913]

Great information! Lots of information without the fluff. Others waste an hour to explain just 1 or 2 of the items you explain. Thank you!

[@futureliverpool4449]

Wow, you’re really good at communicating clearly and with passion. I learnt lots from this video. Thanks!

[@traciewalker8506]

Please explain Raynaud's, and does it possibly indicate an underlying condition. Thank you. Your efforts are so appreciated and helpful 😊

[@southwestxnorthwest]

I discovered black mold in my house after breaking out in hives that wouldn't respond to benadryl or hydrocortisone. I suspected mold because of an area of blistering paint but shortly after the hives followed joint pain, tinnitus and vertigo. I'm thankful for these videos

[@mokari9268]

Love your enthusiasm kept me engaged.

[@danmarquez3971]

I absolutely LOVE your super interesting videos! THANK YOU!

[@jeckellstallworth]

I cannot thank you enough for this video. I truly appreciate you showing skin issues on skin of color.❤😊 thank you very much for the skin inclusiveness.

[@annetteannette3808]

Love your presentation of all these medical issues and background causes. Thank you

[@kimberlyrodriguez5530]

My son who was 6 at the time developed rashes the next day after taking antibiotics for a positive strep test and I was told to switch antibiotics and give antihistamines only for him to get much worse. High fevers that wouldn’t break a rash that began on his buttocks and ultimately being in excruciating joint pain with swelling and not being able to walk. After a couple misdiagnoses I was told the culprit is an autoimmune condition called Henoch Schonlein purpura. He had two more episodes of this phenomena and ultimately ended up getting tonsils and adenoids removed and ear tubes placed. He’s doing so much better now

[@Alan-jx7uk]

Your freckles are so distracting! Absolutely beautiful. Thank you for your content. You present it perfectly.

[@Success4u247]

I had so many skin problems all my Life. And when I quit sugar my skin got better

[@ColleenC-n5v]

You are wonderful! Thank you for being so joyful while also being so wise and knowledgeable.🌻⭐💛⭐🌻⭐💛⭐🌻⭐💛⭐🌻⭐💛⭐🌻

[@candioates1505]

I would love to have you as my doctor! I have learned so much from watching your videos!

[@reanimating.annabel]

Thank you very much! Recently diagnosed with Psoriatic Arthritis which I believe to be a misdiagnosis. I am a smoker (And redhead with double ivc) and if I smoke a cigarette in direct sunlight my upper lip feels like I have a sunburn and after time, my fingers will change colors if holding the cigarette in direct sunlight. It's UV, not stress induced. I can't get a positive ANA but at 43 just had an ACDF and am in a back brace with a mysterious broken left rib, fevers, muscle pain, hives, hair loss, enlarged liver, heart attacks, high blood pressure.. all new things. It's so difficult to get a diagnosis and when people are informed they can fight for their health. Thank you for helping us be informed!

[@Hum0ng0us]

5:14 I hear that! I've got the Trifecta of Allergies, Asthma, and Eczema as well as the Rheumatoid Arthritis, and let me tell ya...I'm itchy, man.

[@ViolinMD]

Great example of the atopic triad - allergy, asthma, eczema. Thanks for sharing and hope you get the itch under control!!

[@macherie1234]

I have the triad, too, but happily my eczema is quite mild. Wish my asthma was...

[@louiseeckert1574]

I have some sort of triad, too... Rheumatoid Type 1 diabetes Hashimotos Endometriosis Lucky me... LouiseAustralia 🦘

[@catherinebiermann7940]

I’ve got the eczema, allergies and asthma. Not RA though and most of my itchiness is controllable with OTC meds/creams.

[@Hum0ng0us]

@@catherinebiermann7940 @catherinebiermann7940 -- Yeah I've got tons of those. I'm slimy almost all the time. Sorry to hear about your Trifecta. We're in it together, brother.

[@bluali23]

Totally fascinating. Everyone needs to know this, if they don't already. Our bodies are the most precious thing we will ever own and should be treated accordingly.

[@joycebegnaud9645]

Wow I learned more in this video, than I did from going to a rheumatologist who supposedly specializes in many things I was dealing with, yet couldn’t figure it out for me. All she said was I had high cortisol, and didn’t tell me why. So she’s like, come back in 6 months. Why would I come back to u, if you couldn’t even figure not 1 thing out for me, after running numerous tests.

[@kathleensmith8365]

So glad to see you again! Your enthusiasm is contageous. I enjoyed today's presentation and look forward to more. Love learning about this magnificent, complex body of ours.

[@Kaymitlit]

Thanks for putting diverse skin tone in your example 💖

[@pandamanda1400]

When my son was 7 he got really sick with horrible abdominal pain, the doctors had no clue what was going on for days until this rash started popping up on his bottom and his lower legs and some on his arms. He was finally diagnosed with HSP. He has had proteinuria since that point…. I found it funny that many doctors interns nurses popped in on him during that hospital stay just to see his rash. That rash saved him from having a colonoscopy too!

[@carolgreene8757]

Amazing video and information.. Thank you so much..

[@heavenbound-1957]

What an informative, fabulous video. I have missed seeing you.

[@dukedumby]

Doctor, this is a wonderful video and it's a true public service annoucement. Thank you for making this, truly.

[@Von1966]

I love your channel. What a lovely, bright and enthusiastic Doctor you are.

[@therealJamieJoy]

RA, heart disease, plaque psoriasis, Sjogren's. Yup. They love to tag along together.

[@pastorwife]

Yes, RA, PSA, PS and hoshimotos.

[@celticrose2]

Same here Psoriasis, arthritis, Dry eyes, hypothyroidism

[@Rowan-d2y]

You are a joy to listen to, even though the subjects are no so joyous. You clarity is immensely helpful, thank you.😊

[@lindacoffin5110]

So helpful! You are making a difference!

[@BasicDrumming]

I appreciate you and thank you for making content.

[@EllieDaisy]

Thank you for showing these conditions and rashes on different skin tones!!!

[@CJC-r8c]

Awesome video. TYSM for posting!!!

[@AB-mh6nj]

This has been so interesting! Make more of these. One question; did the women with the white hair condition on her face did lost the hair once cured form tumor? Thank you

[@Malaikamuskan-v5z]

Psychedelics are just an exceptional mental health breakthrough. It's quite fascinating how effective they are against depression and anxiety. Saved my life.

[@AfkAliaga]

Can you help with the reliable source I would really appreciate it. Many people talk about mushrooms and psychedelics but nobody talks about where to get them. Very hard to get a reliable source here in Australia. Really need!

[@chrisbenoit5044]

Yes Steve_porss1, I share similar experiences with anxiety, depression, PTSD, and addiction. Psilocybin mushrooms have been a game-changer for me, aiding greatly in my recovery and sobriety.

[@fakiriayoub8087]

I wish those were more accessible here. Microdosing was the next thing I planned for my husband. He's 59 & facing many mental health issues, probably CTE & a TBI that left him in a coma for 8 days. Sadly, I had to get a TPO because he's 6'6, over 300 pounds, and displaying violent behavior, always talking about hurting others. He's really aggressive. If anyone out there knows about BPD, is it common to have an obsession with violence?

[@AfkAliaga]

Is he on instagram?

[@chrisbenoit5044]

Steve_porss1 is the man

[@jenniferlindsey2015]

I have psoriasis. A couple of times of year the thick skin on my palms and bottoms of my feet peels off. Is this part of my psoriasis? I noticed when you showed a picture of psoriasis on the hands that it looks like mine do when they are peeling. Also, as you know, psoriasis can get worse with stress. At one point I had a highly stressful job. After leaving, within 3-5 days, my psoriasis cleared up almost entirely!

[@luisad.albergaria3197]

Well done, Doctor, love your way of speaking. Thank you from Portugal.

[@videotapeses]

Very cool video! I have livedo racemosa and was diagnosed with APS after I had an unprovoked DVT earlier this year. I'm really thankful for the niche doctors who made sure I got a proper diagnosis ☺️

[@FjIrwin]

I’m 34 weeks pregnant and I have rosacea. It only started when my 3rd trimester hit.

[@nc8645]

My doctor said I needed to exfoliate around my neck as it looked dirty. It was sign of diabetes… At least you have common sense and thank goodness!

[@JS_myworld]

Very informative thanks

[@robbibroadhead678]

I really enjoyed this very informative video. Thank you

[@BetsyRoberts-u8e]

Discoid lupus affects the skin only; systemic lupus erythematosis (SLE) is a body-wide internal autoimmune disease. I have Variegate Porphyria. I had awful symptoms for years but remained undiagnosed (or misdiagnosed) until my 30's, when I started having skin symptoms (redness, hives that turned into blisters and open sores). Porphyria is extremely rare, so no one knew what was wrong with me. When I started becoming paralyzed my parents took me to the Mayo Clinic where I was finally diagnosed. I unfortunately have scars all over my body from past skin lesions but it was my skin symptoms and paralysis that got a correct diagnosis before the disease killed me.

[@s.k.1091]

Thank you for the good info. Your video was really jam-packed full, which is probably why you had to talk so quickly? I finally slowed the speed down and that really helped me take in all those data points :-)

[@doctorblue4942]

+1 for the "eczema + asthma" gang. Gratefully I grew out of both!

[@colonbrd761]

Hello Doctor.you are a super great Doctor,i always enjoy watching all your videos they are so great.

[@eileenfb1948]

Excellent info, thank you.

[@GIGSUPREME]

So helpfull. Thank you!!❤

[@dianeolson8449]

I love your freckles!

[@arethaburse4088]

Thankyou for you're medical knowledge I appreciate you soo much❤ love you for informing me,happynewyear.

[@tanyaeletto3468]

Fascinating information, thank you!

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[@juliaconnell]

*thank you* so much. I went & watched Leslie's story - I share so much with her & went & found the images - yip, that's me as well. was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia in 2021 - which explains a lot though not all. I believe I've had significantly consistently high cortisol for years (years & years) starting in my 20s (am now 54). raised the issue of my hirsutism with my doctor years ago - she just put it down to menopause (ignoring me when I said been an issue since my 20s), current doctor simply does not CARE - I raise stuff with him & he just treats me like I'm... attention seeking ? all I'm trying to do is figure out what is wrong with me. I don't think it's Cushing disease - but maybe Cushing syndrome. only thing is my blood pressure is normal - though I was diagnosed with type 2 Diabetes earlier this year, the weight, esp on my belly (yes, stretch marks since my 20s). feeling lost & hopeless