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MODERN RHEUMATOLOGY
Vol.10 No.3 |
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Successful treatment using high-dose intravenous
immunoglobulin in a patient with rapidly progressive interstitial
pneumonia associated with dermatomyositis |
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| Y. Nagatomo1, A. Okayama1, K. Murai1, T.
Sasaki1, M. Kuroki1, G. Tanaka1, M. Iga1, Y. Kai1, H. Tsubouchi |
| (1)Department of Internal Medicine II, Miyazaki
Medical College, 5200 Kihara, Kiyotake, Miyazaki 889-1601, Japan |
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| Abstract |
| Abstract A 36-year-old male patient with dermatomyo-sitis
(DM) associated with rapidly progressive interstitial pneumonia (IP)
was successfully treated by high-dose intravenous immunoglobulin
(IVIG). He suffered from myopathy, skin lesions, and IP. In spite
of the treatment with a high-dose corticosteroid, IP progressed rapidly.
Then high-dose intravenous immunoglobulin (20 g/day, 4 days) was
administered. The skin lesions, myopathy, and pulmonary lesions improved.
High-dose IVIG was considered to be a relatively safe and effective
treatment for progressive IP associated with DM. |
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| Key words |
| Key words High-dose intravenous immunoglobulin
(IVIG) ・ Rapidly progressive interstitial pneumonia ・ Dermatomyositis |
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