BACKGROUND Febrile infections are an important cause of paediatric refractory status epilepticus, and immune-mediated mechanisms and inflammatory processes have been associated with neurological manifestations in such patients. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of immunotherapy as adjuvant treatment for febrile refractory status epilepticus. METHODS We retrospectively revie...

A manufactured blood product derived from fractionated human plasma, intravenous immunoglobulin (i.v.Ig) contains supra-physiologic levels of IgG. i.v.Ig is currently used in the treatment of immunodeficiency syndromes, inflammatory disorders and infections diseases. Uncontrolled clinical studies and anecdotal case reports recommend its use in dermatology, but randomized clinical trials are lac...

INTRODUCTION Neurological complications leading to morbidity and mortality are not frequent in renal transplant recipients. Here, we report a renal transplant recipient who presented with diminished strength in his limbs probably due to multiple etiologies of axonal sensorimotor polyneuropathy, which resolved with intravenous immunoglobulin. CASE PRESENTATION A 49-year-old Iranian male renal ...

Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) is an acute mucocutaneous disorder that can be associated with considerable morbidity. Several previous reports, all involving either adults with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome or children, suggest that intravenous immunoglobulin may be an effective treatment for SJS. We report a case of SJS in an immunocompetent adult whose condition improved dramatically aft...

Life-threatening rituximab-induced pyoderma gangrenosum successfully treated with intravenous immunoglobulin J Vikse, A Rygh, K Kaisen & R Omdal To cite this article: J Vikse, A Rygh, K Kaisen & R Omdal (2016): Life-threatening rituximabinduced pyoderma gangrenosum successfully treated with intravenous immunoglobulin, Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology, DOI: 10.1080/03009742.2016.1241298 To l...

matory demyelinating polyneuropathy had a pruritic rash on his palms 2 days following his first treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin. He had no known drug allergies or history of rashes caused by drugs. He was not aware of contact with new substances, and, aside from the intravenous immunoglobulin, he had not received any new medications. A complete blood count and metabolic panel were unr...

BACKGROUND Treatment of adults with autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura (AITP) is based more on individual experience than on results of controlled studies. We compared intravenous immunoglobulin with high-dose methylprednisolone in untreated adults with severe AITP and assessed efficacy of subsequent oral steroids compared with placebo. Primary outcome was number of days with platelet count gr...