Sarcoidosis (Treatment)
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How treatment of sarcoidosis is done ?
• Corticosteroids
• Use of immunosuppressant therapy helps by reducing the inflammatory response.
• Avoid environment antigens: dust, molds, chemicals, toxic inhalants and other harmful antigens for the lung.
• Avoid smoking
• Drink enough fluids
• Get proper sleep
• Avoid taking in excessive calcium rich foods like dairy products, canned salmon with bones and oranges
• Avoid too much of sunlight
• Including Pulmonary rehabilitation like chest physiotherapy , and flutter valve since they help in better breathing. Its helps will breathing techniques, fight back stress & mental health related issues, looks after overall fitness, diet and improves quality of life.
• Hydroxychloroquine it may be useful in case of skin lesions and elevated blood-calcium levels.
• Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) inhibitors. They are uses in patient with rheumatoid arthritis and in patients that show no response to other treatments.
• Liver transplant: if the liver has been damaged by the disease.
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