Immunoglobulin for rheumatic diseases in the twenty-first century: take it or leave it?

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Braun-Moscovici, Y [1 ]
Furst, DE [1 ]
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[1] Univ Calif Los Angeles, Sch Med, Div Rheumatol, Los Angeles, CA USA
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10.1097/00002281-200305000-00010
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
There is no simple answer to the question: intravenous immunoglobulin-take it or leave it? A thorough review of the current data on mechanisms of action, efficacy, and safety of intravenous immunoglobulins in rheumatic diseases demonstrates that the answer depends on the disease and the patients involved.
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