How to treat:To treat this infection, this flea needs to be removed at a health center by a health care professional. The doctor may advise the use of camphor-based creams or vaseline to facilitate treatment. If the infection has caused many wounds, anti-parasitics like tiabendazole or ive...
Peripheral neuropathy can be the first and only manifestation of necrotising primary immune-mediated vasculitis which, carries a high mortality. A clear idea of how to both recognise and treat peripheral nervous system vasculitis is important. We provide a practical approach to immediate and longer ...
Peripheral neuropathy because of WM Laboratory indications for initiation of therapy Symptomatic cryoglobulinemia Symptomatic cold agglutinin anemia Autoimmune hemolytic anemia and/or thrombocytopenia Nephropathy that is related to WM Amyloidosis that is related to WM Hemoglobin ≤10 g/dL Platelet count <100...
When we are asleep, we are usually (though not always) lying down. Gravity acts to pull on all the tissues of the body, but the tissues of the pharynx are relatively soft and floppy. Therefore, when we lie on our backs, gravity pulls the palate, tonsils, and tongue backward. This oft...
Hydroxychloroquine, an inexpensive and widely available agent commonly prescribed to treat SLE, can also be used in ANA-positive ITP patients, with a reported overall response rate of 50% [165]. b. In postmenopausal female cases, we have a preference for danazol plus ATRA. c. In elderly ...
Peripheral neuropathy, nerve damage in the arms and legs that causes weakness, numbness, pain, and poor coordination Cut back on alcohol If you're on insulin or oral diabetes meds like sulfonylureas or meglitinides, drinking alcohol can drop blood sugar to dangerous levels. When you drink, yo...
The definition was narrowed by the IASP so that neuropathy consists of a lesion either in the peripheral nervous system (PNS) or the central Table 1 Terms used for classification of pain-related symptoms Hyperalgesia Hypoalgesia Allodynia Dysesthesia Attenuated pain response to...
For glaucoma sufferers, marijuana helps to lower intraocular eye pressure. Also, some types of pain, such as peripheral neuropathy, respond better to marijuana than conventional pain relievers [source: Grinspoon]. For some cancer and AIDS patients, drugs that are supposed to boost appetite simply ...
Most people call this neuropathy or peripheral neuropathy. You experience neuropathic discomfort when there is damage or dysfunction in your nervous system. Nociceptors begin misfiring because of this, making the aches seem to appear out of nowhere. This may also cause you to feel an unpleasant res...
Does diabetic neuropathy cause hyporeflexia? What happens in diabetic neuropathy? What is the natural way to treat peripheral neuropathy? What sensation is lost first in diabetic neuropathy? Is early diabetic neuropathy reversible? What is diabetic neuropathy in cats?