TREATMENT OF SYSTEMIC VASCULITIS WITH POOLED INTRAVENOUS IMMUNOGLOBULIN

被引:259
作者
JAYNE, DRW
DAVIES, MJ
FOX, CJV
BLACK, CM
LOCKWOOD, CM
机构
[1] IPSWICH HOSP,DEPT MED,IPSWICH,SUFFOLK,ENGLAND
[2] NORTHAMPTON GEN HOSP,DEPT MED,NORTHAMPTON NN1 5BD,ENGLAND
[3] ROYAL FREE HOSP,DEPT RHEUMATOL,LONDON,ENGLAND
基金
英国惠康基金;
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10.1016/0140-6736(91)92797-6
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
The therapeutic effect of a course of high-dose, pooled, intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) on disease activity and circulating antineutrophil cytoplasm antibodies (ANCA) was investigated in 7 patients with systemic vasculitis. 5 had active disease despite conventional immunosuppression, and 2 had not received any treatment. All 7 had clinical improvement, which was sustained in 6 and transient in 1. The fall in ANCA concentrations to a mean of 51% of the pre-treatment values was maintained during follow-up. C-reactive protein concentration also dropped considerably. IVIg seemed to confer a useful therapeutic effect without adverse reaction.
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