Another study is testing whether unrelated donor stem cell transplant can provide better long - term outcomes than traditional immunosuppressive therapy (IST) for children with
severe aplastic anemia.
ATG is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for treating moderate and
severe aplastic anemia.
Historically,
severe aplastic anemia was almost always fatal due to infections and bleeding.
Not exact matches
These diseases include leukemia or lymphoma,
aplastic anemia,
severe sickle cell anemia, and
severe combined immune deficiency.
Ergotamine (for migraine headaches); Methotrexate (for arthritis); and Cyclosporine (for
severe arthritis and psoriasis,
aplastic anemia, Crohn's disease, kidney disease, and for after organ transplant surgery).
In addition to multiple sclerosis and motor neuron disease, this could include
severe burns, Parkinson's disease, deafness, coma,
aplastic anemia, aortic surgery, blindness, Alzheimer's disease, bacterial meningitis, loss of limbs, loss of speech, HIV infection (occupational), and heart valve replacement.
Typical conditions covered by an individual critical illness insurance policy are: cancer, stroke, heart attack, Alzheimer's disease, aortic surgery,
aplastic anemia, bacterial meningitis, benign brain tumour, blindness, coma, coronary artery bypass surgery, deafness, heart valve replacement, kidney failure, loss of independent existence, loss of limbs, loss of speech, major organ failure on waiting list, major organ transplant, motor neuron disease, multiple sclerosis, occupational HIV infection, paralysis, Parkinson's disease, and
severe burns.
Typical conditions covered by Critical Illness are cancer, stroke, heart attack, Alzheimer's disease, aortic surgery,
aplastic anemia, bacterial meningitis, benign brain tumour, blindness, coma, coronary artery bypass surgery, deafness, heart valve replacement, kidney failure, loss of independent existence, loss of limbs, loss of speech, major organ failure on waiting list, major organ transplant, motor neuron disease, multiple sclerosis, occupational HIV infection, paralysis, Parkinson's disease, and
severe burns.