Efficacy of Early Intravenous Immunoglobulin for Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis with Drastically Progressive Neuropathy: A Synopsis of Two Cases

Two women, 66-year-old and 63-year-old, were admitted for drastically progressive neuropathy, and diagnosed with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA). Steroid pulse therapy failed to exert effect upon neuropathy, so we administered early intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) for fear of...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Internal Medicine 2013, Vol.52(8), pp.913-917
Hauptverfasser:	Matsumoto, Takeshi, Otsuka, Kojiro, Kawamoto, Michi, Nagata, Kazuma, Tachikawa, Ryo, Imai, Yukihiro, Oka, Nobuyuki, Tomii, Keisuke
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Churg-Strauss syndrome (CSS) Disease Progression early administration Eosinophilic Granuloma - complications Eosinophilic Granuloma - diagnosis Eosinophilic Granuloma - drug therapy eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) Female Humans Immunoglobulins, Intravenous - administration & dosage Immunoglobulins, Intravenous - therapeutic use intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) Microscopic Polyangiitis - complications Microscopic Polyangiitis - diagnosis Microscopic Polyangiitis - drug therapy Middle Aged Neural Conduction - drug effects Neural Conduction - physiology Neuralgia - complications Neuralgia - diagnosis Neuralgia - drug therapy neuropathy Time Factors Treatment Outcome
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