CANOMAD responding to weekly treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg)

Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) therapy for immunologic abortion

Recurrent pregnancy loss associated with immunologic abnormalities has been termed immunologic abortion. Immunologic abortion occurs primarily in women over the age of 30 years and may affect either natural or in-vitro fertilization (IVF)-induced pregnancy. In this article, we review the humoral and cellular immunologic abnormalities that have been associated with this form of recurrent abortio...

Predictors of Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIG) Resistance in Children with Kawasaki Disease in Calabria Region, Italy

Background Kawasaki disease (KD) is the second most common childhood vasculitis and one of the main causes of acquired heart disease in children. Recent work focuses on the early diagnostic importance of those risk factors that indicate resistance to intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) treatment. The objectives of this study were to identify clinical, laboratory and/or instrumental factors that c...

comparison of intravenous immunoglobulin (ivig) and intravenous anti-d for treatment of acute idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura

introduction: acute idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (itp) is an autoimmune bleeding disorder of childhood caused by production of auto antibodies against platelets. the aim of the present study was to compare the efficacy of intravenous immunoglobulin (ivig) and intravenous anti-d(iv anti-d) in itp treatment. methods and materials: in a clinical trial, 43 children with acute itp referred to...

Resistance to intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) in Kawasaki disease: no influence of different IVIG lot utilisation.

Scleromyxedema: a case series highlighting long-term outcomes of treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG).

Scleromyxedema is a rare disease characterized by mucin deposition in skin and other organs and the production of a monoclonal IgG protein. Herein we describe our experience with a series of patients with this condition and specifically focus on the use of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) for long-term management. We retrospectively reviewed the clinical manifestations of 10 patients evaluated...