PMID- 22560145
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20120911
LR  - 20211203
IS  - 1557-8607 (Electronic)
IS  - 0889-8561 (Linking)
VI  - 32
IP  - 2
DP  - 2012 May
TI  - The use of intravenous immunoglobulin in autoimmune bullous diseases.
PG  - 323-30, viii
LID - 10.1016/j.iac.2012.04.012 [doi]
AB  - Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) has been shown to be effective in the treatment 
      of autoimmune blistering diseases and may be an option if disease is refractory 
      to conventional treatment. IVIG effectiveness appears to increase when 
      administered concurrently with a cytotoxic drug and used in multiple treatment 
      cycles (though a single cycle may give benefit). Tapering administration may 
      improve the duration of remission and subcutaneous injections may be an option. 
      This article provides an introduction to the make-up and use of IVIG, and reviews 
      previous studies.
CI  - Copyright (c) 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
FAU - Chee, Shien-Ning
AU  - Chee SN
AD  - Department of Dermatology, St George Hospital, Gray Street, Kogarah, Sydney, NSW 
      2217, Australia.
FAU - Murrell, Dedee F
AU  - Murrell DF
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Review
DEP - 20120418
PL  - United States
TA  - Immunol Allergy Clin North Am
JT  - Immunology and allergy clinics of North America
JID - 8805635
RN  - 0 (Adjuvants, Pharmaceutic)
RN  - 0 (Immunoglobulins, Intravenous)
SB  - IM
MH  - Adjuvants, Pharmaceutic/therapeutic use
MH  - Animals
MH  - Autoimmune Diseases/*drug therapy/immunology
MH  - Clinical Protocols
MH  - Drug Resistance
MH  - Humans
MH  - Immunoglobulins, Intravenous/adverse effects/*therapeutic use
MH  - Immunosuppression Therapy
MH  - Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous/*drug therapy/immunology
EDAT- 2012/05/09 06:00
MHDA- 2012/09/12 06:00
CRDT- 2012/05/08 06:00
PHST- 2012/05/08 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2012/05/09 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2012/09/12 06:00 [medline]
AID - S0889-8561(12)00027-6 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.iac.2012.04.012 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Immunol Allergy Clin North Am. 2012 May;32(2):323-30, viii. doi: 
      10.1016/j.iac.2012.04.012. Epub 2012 Apr 18.