JUVENILE DERMATOMYOSITIS - TREATMENT WITH INTRAVENOUS GAMMA-GLOBULIN

Authors
COLLET E DALAC S MAERENS B COURTOIS JM IZAC S LAMBERT D
Citation
E. Collet et al., JUVENILE DERMATOMYOSITIS - TREATMENT WITH INTRAVENOUS GAMMA-GLOBULIN, British journal of dermatology, 130(2), 1994, pp. 231-234
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Dermatology & Venereal Diseases
Journal title
British journal of dermatology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00070963
Volume
130
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
231 - 234
Database
ISI
SICI code
0007-0963(1994)130:2<231:JD-TWI>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
High-dose intravenous gammaglobulin (IVGG) has proved to be effective in the treatment of a number of immune disorders. We report two patien ts with juvenile dermatomyositis (DM) who improved with IVGG therapy. These patients had become refractory to corticosteroids and had develo ped unacceptable steroid toxicity. We suggest that IVGG can be useful in the treatment of juvenile DM, by reducing steroid requirements, and replacing immunosuppressive drugs.