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Although modern medicine is at a very high level today, there are still many diseases that are defined as incurable. Some of them are permanent and are characterized only by periods in which the patient’s condition improves or worsens. Others, on the other hand, pass, for example, into the so-called state of remission. What is disease remission? When can we talk about this period of illness and what diseases can it be related to? Here is a handful of the most important information on this medical topic.
What is disease remission?
Disease remission a period of a given disease is defined in which no symptoms of the disease are present. It deals with various chronic diseases. Due to insufficient medical knowledge, doctors are not always able to define the absence of disease symptoms as a cure, so it is safer to talk about remissionwhich is sometimes colloquially called regression of the disease.
What are the types of disease remission?
We distinguish a few types of disease remission. Most often it is said about spontaneous remissionwhich occurred as a result of unexplored reasons, and o remission under the influence of the applied treatment. Another breakdown disease remission there is a breakdown into full and partial remission. The latter is especially true of psychiatric illnesses, such as schizophrenia, where some symptoms regress but others are still present. Partial remission diseases are also quite common in the case of neoplastic diseases. About such remission we say that the mass of the previously detected neoplasm is lower by at least half than its initial mass. ABOUT complete remissionDepending on the disease involved, doctors usually report it when there are no symptoms for 3 to 5 years after the end of treatment, or no signs of the disease are detected by diagnostic tests.
What diseases are in remission?
Disease remission it mainly concerns chronic diseases and recurrent course. Remission Therefore, it is associated especially with such areas of medical knowledge as urology, oncology, hematology, dermatology, as well as psychiatry and laryngology. In addition, Fr. disease remission we are also talking about viral diseases in which the virus only appears periodically in the form of specific symptoms, but is present in the patient’s body for the rest of his life.
Disease remission in case of neoplastic diseases
Most often the term disease remission is used when dealing with neoplastic diseases. ABOUT disease remission cancer, doctors say when no cancer cells are found in the tests. In cancer, like many diseases, it is difficult to know how long it can last remission. Sometimes that condition happens remission it lasts for many years until the end of the patient’s life, and at other times it may be as little as a few days or weeks. Therefore, in the case of cancer patients, even those who have had disease regression, it is so important to check their health regularly to react as soon as possible if it turns out that the disease has come back.
Other diseases in which remission may occur
although remission it is most often discussed in the case of neoplastic diseases, other diseases may also pass into this stage. The state of remission is often characteristic of thyroid disease. A particular example is Hashimoto’s disease. In this case, the patient needs to take thyroid hormones regularly. If he does this long enough, the Hashimoto’s symptoms disappear after a while, and we are talking about disease remissionbut we cannot speak of a complete cure as it is an incurable autoimmune disease. Another example of a condition that is often referred to as remission, is rheumatoid arthritis. When the patient does not feel the characteristic fatigue, there is no swelling around the joints and joint pains also disappear, the doctor may decide after additional examinations remission rheumatoid arthritis. Disease remission it can also occur in patients with known Crohn’s disease, atopic dermatitis, migraines, allergic diseases and psoriasis.
Disease remission period – what should it look like?
Regardless of what disease it concerns period of remission, we should always remember that this is not the time of full physical health. In some cases, this period may be very long, even for the rest of the patient’s life. However, you should always be especially careful during this time. In the case of diseases of the digestive system, such as Crohn’s disease, the absence of symptoms may be associated with complete recovery, but remember that they can return at any time, so it is very important to follow, for example, your recommended diet. For any disease that is capable of remission, you should remember to visit a specialist regularly, and periodically undergo detailed specialist examinations to exclude the risk of recurrence of the disease. Time of remission it is an important time in the patient’s life, when he has the opportunity to enjoy life more fully. It is definitely not worth focusing only on the fact that the disease may come back, but you need to exercise some caution.