[Use of intravenous humana immunoglobulin in rheumatic diseases]. / Uso de inmunogtlobulina G humana endovenosa(IGEV) en enfermedades reumáticas.
Rev Fac Cien Med Univ Nac Cordoba
; 69(2): 90-6, 2012.
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in Es
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| ID: mdl-23286538
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Preparations of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) are used as treatment in different diseases such primary and secondary immunodeficiencies, autoimmune diseases, systemic inflammatory diseases, infectious diseases and allergic diseases among others.OBJECTIVE:
to present 13 of our cases with the use of IVIG in different rheumatic diseases. PATIENTS ANDMETHODS:
we retrospectively studied 13 patients (10 women and 3 men), mean age 29 years with different rheumatic diseases, that underwent conventional treatments without positive response. They received IVIG pulses, trying to improve or induce remission of their previous clinical situation. 6/13 patients met criteria for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), 2/13 had primary antiphospholipid syndrome (APL)one had polydermatomyositis (PDM), 1 juvenile arthritis, 1 panarteritis nodosa (cutaneous PAN), one Evans syndrome, and one with autoimmune uveitis.RESULTS:
7 of them had a positive response to therapy with IGEV evaluated by clinical and biochemical parameters. They remained with conventional treatments. One patient received a new IG EV pulse after 24 months, because of panniculitis reactivation. Clinical and biochemical response was poor in 4 of them, and 2 patients died.CONCLUSION:
IVIg may be usefull in autoimmune rheumatic diseases when conventional therapies have failed. The therapeutic success is also limited. Only the 55 percent of our patients had a positive clinical response.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Rheumatic Diseases
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Immunoglobulins, Intravenous
Type of study:
Observational_studies
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
Es
Journal:
Rev Fac Cien Med Univ Nac Cordoba
Year:
2012
Document type:
Article