The goal of treatment is to prevent disease progression,medication and sometimes surgery he composed.
Medications include: corticosteroids, prednisone,methylprednisolone. Side Effects
their long-term include: Cushingoid status, hypertension, cataracts, diabetes, weight gain, acne, hirsutism, behavioral changes, increased risk of infections, impaired wound healing, sensitivity of skin.
Cytotoxic drugs are used if the response to corticosteroids is poor:methotrexate, azathioprine, cyclosporine, ciclofosfamida.Acesteaorganismului.Riscurile decrease inflammatory response of therapyinclude: increased succeptibilitate to infection, bladder cancer,hemorrhagic cystitis, lymphoma and skin cancer.
TNF inhibitors are a group of drugs called tumor necrosis factorinhibitors alpha, a protein important role in initiating and maintaining inflammatory response.
Surgery is necessary when arteries become blocked affected.
Surgical procedures include:
-artery bypass
percutaneous angioplasty,
-stenting.
Most recent data show a 10% mortality in the patients treated.
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