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Low‐Dose Intravenous Immunoglobulin Therapy for Intractable Dermatomyositis Skin Lesions
Author(s) -
Sadayama Takahiro,
Miyagawa Sachiko,
Shirai Toshihiko
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
the journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1346-8138
pISSN - 0385-2407
DOI - 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1999.tb02026.x
Subject(s) - dermatomyositis , medicine , intravenous immunoglobulin therapy , antibody , corticosteroid , dermatology , body weight , surgery , immunology
We report a 45‐year‐old female patient with dermatomyositis whose corticosteroid‐resistant cutaneous manifestations improved with low‐dose (0.1 g/kg body weight/day for 5 days weekly for 2 weeks) intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) therapy.