[Use of immunoglobulins in AIDS]. / Uso delle immunoglobuline in corso di AIDS.

Fourteen AIDS patients with constitutional symptoms without a known etiology were treated with intravenous immunoglobulins (IVIG). The dosage regimen was 300 mg/kg per day three times weekly for two weeks followed by 300 mg/kg per day once weekly for ten weeks. All patients improved clinically after treatment with IVIG. The reason for the clinical improvement in our cases is as yet unclear, but it is possible that immunoglobulins have had a therapeutic effect on the underlying immunologic disturbance.