教学神经图像:在Fingolimod上的多发性硬化症妇女中的加密球菌
1From the SUNY Upstate Medical University.
Neurology
|January 2, 2024
概括
一名接受fingolimod治疗的多发性硬化症患者因加密球菌感染而出现皮肤病变. 这凸显了对免疫功能低下个体皮肤感染的警的必要性.
科学领域:
- 皮肤病学 皮肤病学
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
- 神经学 神经学
背景情况:
- 芬戈利莫德是一种用于多发性硬化症 (MS) 的免疫抑制剂.
- 免疫抑制会增加机会性感染的风险.
- 皮肤感染可能是免疫抑制疗法的罕见副作用.
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