the long-term prognosis of this illness is serious , but since in the literature several good results have been mentioned under treatment with immunosuppressives , in the present case an aggressive immunosuppression was carried out , which was started under the conception that , in consequence of elimination of preamyloid substances from the serum by plasmapheresis in combination with an additional inhibition of the reproduction of these substances by azathioprine , the clinical picture could be favourably influenced .
C0009637
conception
C0035150
reproduction