…return to Los Angles for treatment.
The medicine he takes to treat his sarcoidosis is said to have caused the weakening of his immune system, which exacerbated the pneumonia.
Some medication for sarcoidosis includes:
Corticosteroids. These powerful anti-inflammatory drugs are usually the first-line treatment for sarcoidosis. In some cases, corticosteroids can be applied directly to an affected area — via a cream to a skin lesion or drops to the eyes.
Hydroxychloroquine. Hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil) may be helpful for skin disease and elevated blood-calcium levels.
Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) inhibitors. These medications are commonly used to treat the inflammation associated with rheumatoid arthritis. They can also be helpful in treating sarcoidosis that hasn’t responded to other treatments.
Surgery
Medications like methotrexate (Trexall) and azathioprine (Azasan, Imuran) reduce inflammation by suppressing the immune system.
Also, organ transplant may be considered if sarcoidosis has severely damaged your lungs, heart or liver.
He and the rest of the Bone Thugs family plan to make up the tour dates in April.
Krayzie Bone Of Bone Thugs-In-Harmony Battles With Sarcoidosis was originally published on blackdoctor.org
