Lymphatic system

Causes of Relapsed/Refractory Follicular Lymphoma By Liji Thomas, MD Follicular lymphoma (FL) is an indolent tumor of the lymphatic system which may often remain inactive for years before undergoing transformation into an aggressive tumor. After treatment, a high percentage of patients fail to respond, and these tumors are categorized as refractory lymphomas. Some respond with an initial positive change, but then develop signs of recurrent tumor, called relapsed follicular lymphoma. What…

The main areas of infection are the lymphatic organs, liver, kidneys and reproductive organs. Massive blood loss will occur due to capillary leakage and bleeding. Most deaths due to EVD are caused by multiple organ failure and shock from blood loss (123helpme.com). The Ebola virus can affects the host’s immune system. The virus has the ability to infect and multiply within immune cells, making the immune system incapable of destroying the virus without destroying itself.…

Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia is cancer of the blood cells and the lymphatic system that are formed in the bone marrow. CLL usually affects older adults, especially those over age 60. People under age 45 rarely develop CLL. (https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/) In CLL, cancerous blood cells form and crowd out the healthy blood cells in the bone marrow. (http://www.cancer.gov/types/leukemia) The type of leukemia depends on the type of blood cell that has become cancerous. The CLL cells leave…

Oct 2014). These toxins interrupt the growth of the individual. A child could carry the MTHFR gene when vaccinated. Due to a weak immune system, the child receives an injury with this cocktail of immunization. In short, this becomes counterproductive to the individual; as the immunization is to protect them from potential disease. Their weak immune system cannot cope with the quantity of toxin given to them in the form of immunization. Some children develop an onset of Autism following the…

However, the individual who is vaccinated against the varicella virus may actually have a mild case of the chicken pox because the vaccination has a small amount of the virus in it. This process is called an attenuated virus this will help the immune system recognized the virus and begin to build antibodies against it. The varicella disease occurs all over the world (Centers for Disease Control, 2016) and in temperate climates. The most cases are during the spring months this trend has also…

from the US, however, due to international travel and migration that number has since raised. Although getting a vaccination is not mandatory, the United States has two ways in which they enforce these shots. The first way is through the educational system; students must have all their shots before being allowed admission. The second care is during extreme…

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Reference. Amsacrine has an acridine chromophore with an amine at the 9 position (fig 1.) used in the treatment of some types of lymphoma or acute adult leukaemia [5]. It can also be known as Amsidine or m-AMSA [1]. Lymphoma is a cancer of the lymphatic system and leukaemia, a cancer of the blood [2,3]. These diseases are treated with drugs such as Amsacrine to destroy cancer cells. This management is referred to as chemotherapy. Molecular target and mechanism of action Amsacrine can work…

a multisystem chronic inflammatory disorder.1 The disease primarily affects the pulmonary system. It causes an increase in inflammatory markers which may develop into pulmonary granulomas. The disease may also affect the skin, eyes, kidneys and practically any system of the body.2 Patients require a thorough history and physical and systemic work-up with treatment focused on the most severely affected system.1 Sarcoidosis can affect any age group, ethnicity or race. Incidence with age has a…

with a holistic approach in order gain an all-inclusive perspective. Specifically, the following factors will be addressed in the assessment: biological, neurobiological, psychological, social, and the developmental aspects of Emma. Further, the systems theory and the ecological perspective will be employed as methods of explaining presenting issues of the case. Presenting Problems As noted in the case study, Emma was referred to the Family Services Agency by her pediatrician for further…