Table of Contents
- Overview
- Symptoms
- Treatment
- Prevention
- Images
PCH
Treatment
Treating the underlying condition can help. For example, if PCH is caused by syphilis, symptoms may get better when the syphilis is treated.
In some cases, medicines that suppress the immune system are used.
Support Groups
Expectations (prognosis)
Persons with this disease often get better quickly and do not have symptoms between episodes. Usually, the attacks end as soon as the damaged cells stop moving through the body.
Complications
- Continued attacks
- Kidney failure
- Severe anemia
Calling your health care provider
Call your health care provider if you have symptoms of this disorder. The doctor can rule out other causes of the symptoms and decide whether you need treatment.
Images
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Review Date: 03/28/2010
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of
General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington
School of Medicine; and James R. Mason, MD, Oncologist, Director,
Blood and Marrow Transplantation Program and Stem Cell Processing
Lab, Scripps Clinic, Torrey Pines, California. Also reviewed by
David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
