Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis or Nephrogenic Fibrosing Dermopathy (NSF/NFD) is a progressive condition that can develop in those with advanced renal failure. It causes thickening and hardening of the skin, often in the extremities, and in connective … [Read more...]
Kidney Damage / Renal Failure
Renal failure, or when the kidneys fail to function properly, can be physiologically described as a decrease in the rate at which the glomerulus, a tiny structure in the kidney, filters blood to form urine. Kidney failure can generally be classified … [Read more...]
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome / Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN)
Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) are forms of a life-threatening skin disease that also includes a less serious condition known as bullous erythema multiforme (EM). Because these “vesiculobullous” diseases are rare, … [Read more...]
Lupus
Lupus is a disease in which the immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissues and cells. Accurate diagnoses have only been available in recent decades, so estimates of the number of people with the disease vary greatly. But with estimates ranging … [Read more...]
Nonarteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy (NAION)
Nonarteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy (NAION) is one of two main types of Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy (AION), a condition in which insufficient blood supply to the optic nerve damages it, resulting in loss of vision. NAION results … [Read more...]
Drug-Induced Infertility
The incidence of infertility is difficult to quantify since infertility is usually only detected when a couple is actively attempting to conceive. It is estimated, however, that infertility is increasing and affects about 15 percent of couples at … [Read more...]
Drug-Induced Immune Hemolytic Anemia (IHA)
Drug-induced immune hemolytic anemia (IHA) occurs when a drug induces the immune system to attack red blood cells (hemolysis), causing them to break down sooner than normal. This results in a low red blood cell count (anemia). Symptoms of the … [Read more...]
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