PMID- 17564568
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20070907
LR  - 20211203
IS  - 0211-6995 (Print)
IS  - 0211-6995 (Linking)
VI  - 27
IP  - 2
DP  - 2007
TI  - [Intravenous immunoglobulin: another therapeutic application].
PG  - 214-6
AB  - Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) has immunoregulatory functions. In renal 
      transplant, IVIG has been used as an immunosupressor agent only during short 
      period of time and frequently associated to others immunosupressor drugs. In 
      renal transplant IVIG has been used to treat refractory rejection but not as 
      maintenance immunosupressor treatment. We report a case in which IVIG was used as 
      principal immunosupressor agent close to low doses of iv methylprednisolone. The 
      patient could not receive anything by oral way during three months, so she only 
      could be treated by intravenous way. It is the first time that IVIG is used as 
      maintenance immunosupressortreatment for a long time (three months) without 
      secondary effects.
FAU - de Gracia, R
AU  - de Gracia R
AD  - Departamento de Nefrologia, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Espana. 
      raqueldegracia@yahoo.es
FAU - Jimenez, C
AU  - Jimenez C
FAU - Gil, F
AU  - Gil F
FAU - Escuin, F
AU  - Escuin F
FAU - Castell, J
AU  - Castell J
FAU - Sanz, A
AU  - Sanz A
LA  - spa
PT  - Case Reports
PT  - Journal Article
TT  - Inmunoglobulina intravenosa: una nueva aplicacion terapeutica.
PL  - Spain
TA  - Nefrologia
JT  - Nefrologia : publicacion oficial de la Sociedad Espanola Nefrologia
JID - 8301215
RN  - 0 (Immunoglobulins, Intravenous)
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - Female
MH  - Graft Rejection/*drug therapy
MH  - Humans
MH  - Immunoglobulins, Intravenous/*therapeutic use
MH  - *Immunosuppression Therapy
MH  - *Kidney Transplantation
EDAT- 2007/06/15 09:00
MHDA- 2007/09/08 09:00
CRDT- 2007/06/15 09:00
PHST- 2007/06/15 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2007/09/08 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2007/06/15 09:00 [entrez]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Nefrologia. 2007;27(2):214-6.