Pakistan\u2019s former military ruler Pervez Musharraf has been shifted to a hospital in Dubai after suffering a reaction from a rare disease that has weakened his nervous system, his party has said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
APML Overseas President Afzaal Siddiqui told DawnNewsTV that Musharraf had suffered a reaction from amyloidosis, a rare condition for which the former president had been receiving medical care.According to the party, the former president has been advised complete bed rest by doctors till his full recovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Siddiqui informed about Musharraf\u2019s illness in October last year, saying the former president\u2019s disease had \u201cweakened his nervous system\u201d. At the time, he was being treated for the condition in London.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
General Musharraf, 75, who has been living in Dubai since March 2016, is facing the treason case for suspending the Constitution in 2007, a punishable offence for which he was indicted in 2014.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A conviction for high treason carries the death penalty or life imprisonment. The former army chief left for Dubai for medical treatment and has not returned since, citing security and health reasons.\u201cDue to amyloidosis, broken protein starts getting deposited in various organs,\u201d Siddiqui had said. \u201cPervez Musharraf has difficulty in standing and walking.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Amyloidosis is a rare disease that occurs when a substance called amyloid builds up in your organs. Amyloid is an abnormal protein that is produced in your bone marrow and can be deposited in any tissue or organ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Amyloidosis can affect different organs in different people. Amyloidosis frequently affects the heart, kidneys, liver, spleen, nervous system and digestive tract. Severe amyloidosis can lead to life-threatening organ failure.The APML official had then said that Musharraf\u2019s treatment could continue for up to five or six months.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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