Immune Globulin Therapy
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چکیده
Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) therapy may be considered medically necessary for the following indications. Immunodeficiency States—patients with Primary Immunodeficiencies, including o Congenital agammaglobulinemia o Hypogammaglobulinemia o Common variable immunodeficiency o Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) o Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome o X-linked agammaglobulinemia (Bruton agammaglobulinemia) o X-linked hyper-IgM syndrome o Ataxia telangiectasia
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