Marked improvement of Churg-Strauss vasculitis with intravenous gammaglobulins

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作者
Levy, Y
George, J
Fabbrizzi, F
Rotman, P
Paz, Y
Shoenfeld, Y [1 ]
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[1] Chaim Sheba Med Ctr, Dept Med B, IL-52621 Tel Hashomer, Israel
[2] Chaim Sheba Med Ctr, Autoimmune Dis Res Unit, IL-52621 Tel Hashomer, Israel
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10.1097/00007611-199904000-00012
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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Churg-Strauss vasculitis (CSV) is a systemic vasculitis usually treated with steroids and cytotoxic drugs. Herein, we describe the beneficial effect of intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) in a 50-year-old man with CSV. The IVIG therapy brought a marked clinical improvement, with impressive decline in the titers of antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody.
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