The effects of hair regrowth with intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) therapy. Two case reports | Zendy

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The effects of hair regrowth with intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) therapy. Two case reports

Author(s) -

Joseph A. Cahill,

Mark I. Hewatt

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

journal of dermatology and dermatologic surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2352-2429

pISSN - 2352-2410

DOI - 10.1016/j.jdds.2017.03.003

Subject(s) - medicine , antibody , demographics , intravenous immunoglobulin therapy , dermatology , immune system , intravenous immunoglobulins , hair loss , hair growth , immunoglobulin g , immunology , physiology , sociology , demography

Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) is an immune modulating treatment used in a variety of immune mediated diseases. We report, two patients of different demographics, treated with IVIG for different neurological diagnoses who reported significant hair growth after starting IVIG treatments. To date, there have been no reports of using IVIG as a treatment for hair loss due to androgenic alopecia (AGA)

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