Pervez Musharraf

Earlier, his close aide and former information minister Fawad Chaudhry said that General Musharraf is critical and on a ventilator support in a UAE ...

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Former Pakistan president General Pervez Musharraf, who has been hospitalized In Dubai for the last three weeks due to a complication of his ailment, ...

The abnormal plasma cells produce abnormal forms of light chain proteins, which enter the bloodstream and can form amyloid deposits.Healthy people have normal light chain proteins in their blood that are part of their natural antibody proteins. Steroids are usually given together with chemotherapy to boost the effect of the chemotherapy drugs. Amyloidosis is the name for a group of rare, serious conditions caused by a build-up of an abnormal protein called amyloid in organs and tissues throughout the body. In some cases, AL amyloidosis can be linked to a type of bone cancer called multiple myeloma. Amyloid is an abnormal protein that is produced in the bone marrow and can be deposited in any tissue or organ. New Delhi: Former Pakistan president General Pervez Musharraf, who has been hospitalized In Dubai for the last three weeks due to a complication of his ailment, is going through a difficult stage where recovery is not possible and organs are malfunctioning, his family said on Friday. In a message posted on Musharraf’s Twitter handle, his family said that the former Pakistan President is dealing with Amyloidosis and urged people to pray for ease in 78-year-old retired Pakistani General’s daily living.

Musharraf has been hospitalised for three weeks and family have asked for prayers for his health.

He won a five-year term as president in a 2002 referendum, but reneged on promises to quit as army chief until late 2007. He is not on the ventilator. “Going through a difficult stage where recovery is not possible and organs are malfunctioning.

The 78-year-old self exiled Pervez Musharraf ruled Pakiatan from 1999 to 2008. He had come into power by removing the then prime minister Nawaz Sharif in a ...

Pray for ease in his daily living," the family said from Musharraf's official Twitter handle. Pray for ease in his daily living," the family said from Musharraf's official Twitter handle. Has been hospitalized for the last 3 weeks due to a complication of his ailment (Amyloidosis). Going through a difficult stage where recovery is not possible and organs are malfunctioning.

Pervez Musharraf's family has issued a statement on Twitter and said that he is 'not on the ventilator'

Reacting to reports, Ifzaal Siddique, the President of the All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) Overseas -- founded by Musharraf -- said that the former president is little bit ill but fully alert. Amyloidosis is a rare disease that occurs when an abnormal protein builds up in organs and interferes with the normal function. Pray for ease in his daily living," Musharraf's family said.

Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf is critically ill and has been hospitalised in Dubai since last month,...

"He is not on the ventilator. In rare remarks to the media, Musharraf has said he will return home when he recovers and when his doctors allow him to travel, to face pending cases against him. A death sentence against him, handed down in absentia in 2020 in a treason case related to the state of emergency that Musharraf imposed in 2007 while in power, was later overturned.

Former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf has been suffering from Amyloidosis, a rare disease that occurs when an abnormal protein, called amyloid, ...

Symptoms of amyloidosis are often subtle and can vary greatly depending on where the amyloid protein is collecting in the body. The medication for one will depend on one’s symptoms and the hereditary form of TTR amyloidosis. The type of protein and where it collects tell the type of amyloidosis one has. Transthyretin is a protein that is also known as prealbumin made in the liver. The stem cells are then infused back into one’s body where they travel to the bone marrow and replace the unhealthy cells destroyed by the chemotherapy. The actual therapy depends on which form of amyloidosis one has. Sometimes, it is due to a mutation in a gene, but usually, the cause of amyloidosis remains unknown. Another type is the AA amyloidosis. AA refers to the amyloid type A protein that causes it. Has been hospitalized for the last 3 weeks due to a complication of his ailment (Amyloidosis). Going through a difficult stage where recovery is not possible and organs are malfunctioning. He is not on the ventilator. Explaining his condition, Musharraf’s family, via a statement, said: “He is not on the ventilator.

Amyloid deposits can build up in the heart, brain, kidneys, spleen and other parts of the body.

The doctors take a small sample of the tissue (biopsy) from the affected part to understand what kind of Amyloidosis is present. AA Amyloidosis: It is caused by fragments of amyloid A protein, and affects the kidneys in about 80 per cent of cases. Depending on that, the treatment is done. The amyloid deposits cannot be directly removed. The family of former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf (retired) has said that he has been hospitalised for the last three weeks after his condition worsened. Pray for ease in his daily living," the tweet said.

As a rare disease that occurs due to protein build up that alters the functioning of the tissues, it can cause organ dysfunction and death, informed Dr Atul ...

📣 The above article is for information purposes only and is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice. He is not on the ventilator. Amyloidosis is diagnosed when Congo red–binding material/immunostaining/antibodies are demonstrated in a biopsy specimen.

Musharraf is a retired four-star general who became the 10th president of Pakistan after a successful military takeover in 1999.

The treatment is conducted depending on the diagnosis. The protein deposits can make it difficult for the tissues and organs to properly work. Amyloid deposits can build up in the brain, heart, spleen, kidneys, and other parts of the body. Amyloidosis may be secondary to a different condition or develop as a primary one. Sometimes, the condition is caused by a genetic mutation. “He is not on the ventilator.

Pakistan's former military dictator General Pervez Musharraf is critical and on a ventilator support at a hospital in the UAE, his close aide and former ...

Reacting to reports, Ifzaal Siddique, the President of the All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) Overseas -- founded by Musharraf -- said that the former president is little bit ill but fully alert. "Musharraf is critical as he is on a ventilator," Chaudhry told PTI. Pakistan's former military dictator General Pervez Musharraf is critical and on a ventilator support at a hospital in the UAE, his close aide and former information minister Fawad Chaudhry said on Friday.