Autoimmune

Living with Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS): Challenges and Coping

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Stiff Person Syndrome

Stiff Person Syndrome, or SPS, is a rare autoimmune disorder that causes muscle stiffness and spasms. SPS affects about one in a million people worldwide and has no known cure. People with SPS experience progressive loss of mobility and function as their muscles become rigid and painful. What triggers Stiff Person Syndrome? SPS is caused … Read more

Azathioprine: Side Effects, Mechanism of Action, Contraindications, Uses, and Interactions

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Azathioprine

Azathioprine is classified under immunosuppressive drugs. It has been categorized under immunosuppressive metabolites. It is the very first among immunosuppressive agents which are used in organ transplantation extensively to prevent rejection reactions after transplant (especially used after kidney transplant). As the name suggests, it thwarts organ rejection after transplantation by suppressing the immune system of … Read more