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ICD-10-PCS: D89.9: MeSH: edit on Wikidata] Immunosuppression is a reduction of the activation or efficacy of the immune system. Some portions of the immune system ...
For medications, the term immunosuppression generally refers to both beneficial and potential adverse effects of decreasing the function of the immune system, while the term immunodeficiency generally refers solely to the adverse effect of increased risk for infection. Many specific diseases directly or indirectly cause immunosuppression.
ATC code L04 Immunosuppressants is a therapeutic subgroup of the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System, a system of alphanumeric codes developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) for the classification of drugs and other medical products.
Other pre-existing bone-marrow disorders such as acquired aplastic anemia following immunosuppressive treatment and Fanconi anemia can evolve into MDS. [ 15 ] MDS is thought to arise from mutations in the multipotent bone-marrow stem cell , but the specific defects responsible for these diseases remain poorly understood.
Immunosuppressive drugs, also known as immunosuppressive agents, immunosuppressants and antirejection medications, are drugs that inhibit or prevent the activity of the immune system. Classification [ edit ]
6-10% of women of reproductive age [79] Graves' disease: Thyroid gland: TSI, TPO, TG antibodies Confirmed 1.2% of the population [80] Hashimoto's thyroiditis: Thyroid gland: TPO, TG antibodies Confirmed 5% of the population [81] Ord's thyroiditis: Thyroid gland: TPO, TG antibodies Confirmed Rare [82] Sjögren syndrome: Exocrine glands (salivary ...
ICD-9-CM: Volumes 1 and 2 only. Volume 3 contains Procedure codes: ICD-10: The international standard since about 1998 ICPC-2: Also includes reasons for encounter (RFE), procedure codes and process of care International Classification of Sleep Disorders: NANDA: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: Primarily psychiatric disorders
Immunotherapy or biological therapy is the treatment of disease by activating or suppressing the immune system.Immunotherapy is designed to elicit or amplify an immune response are classified as activation immunotherapies, while immunotherapies that reduce or suppress are classified as suppression immunotherapies.