Azathioprine can also be used for its steroid-sparing effects when the adverse effects of prednisone are unacceptably high
Examples of medical conditions or treatments that may result in moderate to severe immunocompromise include but are not limited to: Active treatment for solid tumor and hematologic malignancies
10576 Background: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and use of immunosuppressive therapy in IBD is linked with increased risk of leukemia
difficile is a gram-positive bacillus and the infection (CDI) it produces is most commonly seen in patients with nosocomial exposure or recent antibiotic use, but it is increasingly seen in the community Methotrexate (MTX) is an anti-metabolite most commonly used in chemotherapy and immunosuppressant in auto-immune diseases
Immunosuppressants are a good way of helping control these responses; preventing too much damage occurring
Folic acid is usually given weekly on a different day to the methotrexate; alternative regimens In inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) combination therapy usually means using a biologic medication at the same time as an immunosuppressant, such as azathioprine or methotrexate