Ask Dr. Raj was created to provide general information, and is not set up to offer treatment or treatment advice. Each day, Ask Dr. Raj will choose a few questions to be answered. Because of the volume of questions submitted there will be questions that may not be answered.

For clinical and ethical reasons, we are unable to provide advice about the treatment of individual patients. Please do not provide names, email addresses or other identifying information in your question.

If you need immediate help or treatment, we recommend that you contact your clinician or nearest emergency room.

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