Mark

Identified rare adverse drug reaction

Mark had been struggling with rheumatoid arthritis, but a variety of therapies enabled him to live a fairly normal life. After years of treatments, his muscles began to deteriorate. Walking and daily chores became difficult. Mark was forced to stop working. Due to the rare nature of muscle diseases, local doctors were unable to identify a cause. Then Mark’s wife learned that Best Doctors was included in her insurance policy. Mark’s case was sent to a rheumatologist and to a neurology expert from Harvard School of Medicine. The neurologist identified that Mark was experiencing a rare negative reaction to one of the arthritis drugs – a drug that had proven fatal in a similar case the expert had seen before. Mark’s doctors agreed with the expert’s findings and he was taken off the drug. Says Lisa, “Not only has Best Doctors helped Mark but potentially other people with similar problems.”

 

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