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What are the causes of low immune system? Among them are chronic conditions, such asdiabetes or cancer, autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, and infectious diseases such as HIV. While some people are already born with a weak immune system, others acquire the so-called immune deficiency...
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Some possible causes of an aneurysm include: Medical Negligence (Failure to Diagnose) Personal Injury Brain Injury Atherosclerosis (hardening and narrowing of the arteries) High blood pressure Infections Diseases (vasculitis) Early diagnosis and surgery to correct aneurysms before they burst is an importa...
But what if you don’t know what’s causing the pins-and-needles feeling in your hand or fingers? What if the numbness doesn’t go away? There are many causes of hand numbness, including pressure on nerves, medical conditions, infections, medications and cold temperatures. Hand numbness that...
Cleveland Clinic officials also says there are side effects associated with the use of corticosteroids.Surgeries, according to Mayo Clinic officials, may be needed in cases where vasculitis causes an aneurysm, or a burger or ballooning of the wall of a blood vessel, as well as in cases o...
PAD is usually the result of a buildup of fat and cholesterol, also called plaque, along your artery walls. Inflammation, a blood clot, or abnormal cell growth could also block your arteries. You are at risk for an amputation if poor blood flow keeps wounds from healing or causes gangrene...
of SLE. The approved indications for this drug are non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, rheumatoid arthritis, granulomatous vasculitis, and microscopic polyangiitis. Rituximab treatment for SLE leads to the improvement of SLE disease. The drug can be used to treat SLE by promoting ...
"It is in the category of large vessel vasculitis, meaning that it involves theaorta, that's the largest artery in the body, and its main branches," says Dr. Kenneth Warrington, a Mayo Clinic rheumatologist. The inflammation causes the arteries to narrow or thicken. It can weaken blood ves...