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How are complement deficiencies treated in alternative medicine?
There is no alternative treatment for complement problems.
How can complement deficiencies be prevented?
There is currently no way to prevent complement deficiencies.
What are complement deficiencies?
Complement deficiencies are a group of disorders in which there is a reduced level of specific proteins, complement, involved in proper immune functioning.
What kinds of complement deficiencies are there?
Since there are more than 20 different types of complement, the disease that results depends on the specific complement that is lacking.
What is the prognosis for a person with complement deficiencies?
Some patients remain healthy their entire life. Others are hospitalized frequently because of infections which, if not properly treated, can be fatal. Those with autoimmune diseases could have a normal life expectancy.
How are sodium and potassium deficiencies treated?
The treatment of deficiencies in sodium, potassium, calcium, phosphate, and iron usually involves intravenous injections of the deficient mineral.
How do complement deficiencies affect health?
Without sufficient complement, the body is prone to frequent infections, like pneumonia or meningitis, or other illnesses, including autoimmune diseases, like systemic lupus erythematosus.
How are complement deficiencies caused?
A defect in the complement system can be genetic, but a secondary complement deficiency can also result from ailments that involve a lot of protein loss, including serious burns, liver or kidney disease, and autoimmune diseases
What symptoms of complement deficiencies are there for some people?
symptoms of complement deficiency diseases (like hereditary angioedema, paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria, or leukocyte adhesion deficiency syndrome) include abdominal and back pain, skin infections, edema or swelling of the face
What are the symptoms of complement deficiencies when an autoimmune disease develops?
If an autoimmune disease develops, like lupus, the person may lose weight, suffer from a rash, and have joint pain.
How is septo-optic dysplasia treated?
SOD is treated symptomatically. Hormone deficiencies are managed with hormone replacement therapy while the best possible visual acuity is achieved with corrective spectacle lenses.
Frequent ear infection may couse earing problem?
if not treated properly the dog could have possible hearing loss or hearing deficiencies in the future
