Search Results 271-280 of 18591 for weakened immune system

  1. Transverse myelitis - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic

    Causes · Multiple sclerosis is a disorder in which the immune system destroys myelin surrounding nerves in your spinal cord and brain. · Neuromyelitis optica ( ...

  2. Infectious diseases - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    You have certain types of cancer or other disorders that affect your immune system. In addition, certain other medical conditions may predispose you to ...

  3. Mayo Clinic Q&A: Why leukemia type matters for treatment decisions

    Frequent infections (from a weakened immune system). Shortness of breath ... Lymphocytic leukemias affect lymphocytes, a type of white blood cell involved in the ...

  4. Splenectomy - Mayo Clinic

    Parts of the immune system ... Splenectomy is surgery to remove the spleen. The spleen is an organ that sits under the rib cage on the upper left side of the ...

  5. Influenza virus vaccine recombinant (intramuscular route) - Mayo Clinic

    In addition, adults and children weakened by ... The presence of other medical problems may affect ... Immune system problems—This condition may decrease the useful ...

  6. Vitamin deficiency anemia - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic

    Vitamin B-12 deficiency. The following can cause low levels of vitamin B-12: Pernicious anemia. With this condition, the body's immune system attacks cells in ...

  7. Dtap, hepatitis b, poliovirus, and haemophilus b vaccine (intramuscular route) - Side effects & uses - Mayo Clinic

    Weakened immune system—May not work as well in patients with this condition. ... fast, weak pulse; hives, itching, skin rash; hoarseness; irritation; joint ...

  8. Castleman disease - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    But HHV-8-positive MCD is known to occur in people whose immune systems are weakened, including people with HIV. Risk factors. Castleman disease can affect ...

  9. Medicine use in transplant recipients - Mayo Clinic

    These medicines work by lowering the body's immune response, called immunosuppression. With these medicines, the immune system is weakened enough to not ...

  10. Anaplastic large cell lymphoma - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    People with HIV have weakened immune systems. That increases the risk of ALK-negative ALCL. Ongoing inflammation. Inflammation caused by textured breast ...