Treatments for Whipple's Disease
Treatments for Whipple's Disease
The list of treatments mentioned in various sources
for Whipple's Disease
includes the following list.
Always seek professional medical advice about any treatment
or change in treatment plans.
Unlabeled Drugs and Medications to treat Whipple's Disease:
Unlabelled alternative drug treatments for Whipple's Disease include:
- Cefixime - used as part of a combination treatment
- Suprax - used as part of a combination treatment
Discussion of treatments for Whipple's Disease:
Whipple's disease is treated with antibiotics to destroy the bacteria
that cause the disease. The physician may use a number of different types,
doses, and schedules of antibiotics to find the best treatment. Depending
on the seriousness of the disease, treatment may also include fluid and
electrolyte replacement. Electrolytes are salts and other substances in
body fluid that the heart and brain need to function properly. Extra iron,
folate, vitamin D, calcium, and magnesium may also be given to help
compensate for the vitamins and minerals the body is not absorbing on its
own.
(Source: excerpt from
Whipple's Disease: NIDDK)
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Amenorrhea – Secondary:
Treatment
(In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms)
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Correction of systemic illness, malnutrition, eating disorder, or other stress
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Hyperprolactinemia
–Prolactinoma: Treat with dopamine agonist
–Medication-induced: Cessation of the offending agent
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Polycystic ovary syndrome
–Weight loss
–Oral contraceptives
–Antiandrogen agents such as spironolactone
–Insulin sensitizers such as metformin
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Ovarian failure
–Treat with estrogen-progestin replacement
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Asherman syndrome
–Treat by surgical excision of adhesions
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Source: In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms, 2007
Celiac disease:
Treatment
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Treatment requires elimination of gluten from the patient’s diet for life. Even with this exclusion, a full return to normal absorption and bowel histology may not occur for months or may never occur.
Supportive treatment may include supplemental iron, vitamin B12, and folic acid; reversal of electrolyte imbalance (by I.V. infusion, if necessary); I.V. fluid replacement for dehydration; corticosteroids to treat accompanying adrenal insufficiency; and vitamin K for hypoprothrombinemia.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Secondary polycythemia:
Treatment
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
The goal of treatment is correction of the underlying disease or environmental condition. In severe secondary polycythemia in which altitude is a contributing factor, relocation may be advisable. If secondary polycythemia has produced hazardous hyperviscosity or if the patient doesn’t respond to treatment of the primary disease, reduction of blood volume by phlebotomy or pheresis may be effective. Emergency phlebotomy is indicated for prevention of impending vascular occlusion or before emergency surgery. In the latter case, it’s usually advisable to remove excess RBCs and reinfuse the patient’s plasma.
Because a patient with polycythemia has an increased risk of hemorrhage during and after surgery, elective surgery should be avoided until polycythemia is controlled. Generally, secondary polycythemia disappears when the primary disease is corrected.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Polycythemia, secondary:
Treatment
(Handbook of Diseases)
The goal of treatment is correction of the underlying disease or environmental condition. In severe secondary polycythemia where altitude is a contributing factor, relocation may be advisable. If secondary polycythemia has produced hazardous hyperviscosity of the blood or if the patient doesn’t respond to treatment of the primary disease, reduction of blood volume by phlebotomy or pheresis may be effective.
Emergency phlebotomy is indicated for prevention of impending vascular occlusion or before emergency surgery. In the latter case, it’s usually advisable to remove excess RBCs and reinfuse the patient’s plasma.
CLINICAL TIP: Because a patient with polycythemia has an increased risk of hemorrhage during and after surgery, elective surgery should be avoided until polycythemia is controlled. Generally, secondary polycythemia disappears when the primary disease is corrected.
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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
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