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Ciclosporin is indicated to treat and prevent graft-versus-host disease in bone marrow transplantation and to prevent rejection of kidney, heart, and liver transplants. [8] [7] It is also approved in the US for treating of rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis, persistent nummular keratitis following adenoviral keratoconjunctivitis, [25] [7] and as eye drops for treating dry eyes caused by ...
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a group of inflammatory conditions of the colon and small intestine, with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis (UC) being the principal types. [3] Crohn's disease affects the small intestine and large intestine, as well as the mouth, esophagus, stomach and the anus, whereas UC primarily affects the colon ...
A dog with skin irritation and hair loss on its leg caused by demodectic mange. Infectious skin diseases of dogs include contagious and non-contagious infections or infestations. Contagious infections include parasitic, bacterial, fungal and viral skin diseases. One of the most common contagious parasitic skin diseases is Sarcoptic mange (scabies).
The anti-TNF-α monoclonal antibody infliximab is a major biological therapy for inflammatory bowel disease Biological therapy, the use of medications called biopharmaceuticals or biologics that are tailored to specifically target an immune or genetic mediator of disease, plays a major role in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease. [ 1 ]
A low-FODMAP diet might help to improve short-term digestive symptoms in adults with irritable bowel syndrome, [120] [114] [121] [20] but its long-term follow-up can have negative effects because it causes a detrimental impact on the gut microbiota and metabolome.
Symptoms include liver and kidney failure and vasculitis. [10] Lyme disease* is a disease caused by Borrelia burgdorferi, a spirochaete, and spread by ticks of the genus Ixodes. Symptoms in dogs include acute arthritis, anorexia and lethargy. There is no rash as is typically seen in humans. [11]
Very early onset inflammatory bowel disease (VEOIBD) is a type of IBD which starts in people younger than 6 years of age. According to age we can distinguish more specifically two categories within the VEOIBD diagnosis - neonatal IBD (patients younger than 1 month) and infantile IBD (patients younger than 2 years old).
Drug side effects, such as NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatories), cyclophosphamide, cyclosporine and tacrolimus. Small vessel vascular disease results in renal vasculitis, whereas large vessel involvement causes aneurysms (bulging) and thrombosis (blockages). Serious kidney problems are more common in men typically with a history of large ...