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  2. Denosumab - Wikipedia

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    Denosumab, sold under the brand name Prolia among others, is a human monoclonal antibody used for the treatment of osteoporosis, treatment-induced bone loss, metastases to bone, and giant cell tumor of bone. [21] [22] The most common side effects are joint and muscle pain in the arms or legs. [23]

  3. Drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms - Wikipedia

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    The symptoms of DRESS syndrome usually begin 2 to 6 weeks but uncommonly up to 8–16 weeks after exposure to an offending drug. Symptoms generally include fever, an often itchy rash which may be morbilliform or consist mainly of macules or plaques, facial edema (i.e. swelling, which is a hallmark of the disease), enlarged and sometimes painful lymph nodes, and other symptoms due to ...

  4. US FDA adds 'boxed warning' for Amgen's bone loss drug Prolia

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    Prolia, approved in 2010 to treat bone loss in postmenopausal women and later approved to treat men and women at high risk of fracture, brought in total third-quarter sales of $986 million.

  5. Prolia: Is it covered by Medicare?

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    Prolia (denosumab) is an injectable medication that helps treat osteoporosis. Osteoporosis is a condition that causes the bones to become thin and weak, leading to a higher risk of fractures and ...

  6. Medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw - Wikipedia

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    Exposed and necrotic bone or a fistula that probes to bone in patients with pain, infection, and one or more of the following: exposed and necrotic bone extending beyond the region of alveolar bone (i.e., inferior border and ramus in the mandible, maxillary sinus and zygoma in the maxilla) resulting in pathologic fracture, extra-oral fistula ...

  7. Herpes gladiatorum - Wikipedia

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    Often, the accompanying symptoms are much more of an inconvenience than the actual skin blisters and rash. [citation needed] Each blister contains infectious virus particles . Close contact, particularly abrasive contact as found in contact sports, causes the infected blisters to burst and pass the infection along.

  8. Palpable purpura - Wikipedia

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    There are numerous causes of palpable purpura, such as autoimmune diseases, drug reactions, vaccinations, and infections.The most common infectious causes are N. gonorrhoeae, S. aureus, and N. meningitides, however palpable purpura has also been caused by Mycoplasma spp., Rickettsiae, Mycobacterium, and very rarely by Treponema pallidum, Brucella spp., Yersinia, Campylobacter, and Bartonella.

  9. Purpura - Wikipedia

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    Purpura (/ ˈ p ɜːr p jʊər ə / [1]) is a condition of red or purple discolored spots on the skin that do not blanch on applying pressure. The spots are caused by bleeding underneath the skin secondary to platelet disorders, vascular disorders, coagulation disorders, or other causes. [2]