Humira for Crohns disease + throat infec

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Asked for Male, 31 Years

I am on Humira for crohns disease, recently I have got throat infection. Swab test revealed it as entero bacter. I received azionce 500 mg. It didnt cure it. Now after 28 days the infection has grown and the doctor said that some fungus has also grown. SHe has prescribed the following medicines. 1) CEFIX 400 mg 2) Aerius 5mg 3) Fevadol 500mg 4) Predo ( Prednisolone ) I have read on internet that the combination of Predo and Humira is fatal and cannot be treated life long. Please advice my best options for curing the throat infection.

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Dr. Garima Srivastava General Physician 43 yrs exp Ghaziabad Consult Now · Accepted Answer

Dr. Garima Srivastava

General Physician 43 yrs exp Ghaziabad

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In my opinion you must visit an internists first he. Will be best guide for in view of Chrohns disease .some drugs do have interactions and some are not given in certain conditions but we have to pros and cons of benefit too

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