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Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG)
Intravenous immunoglobulin
Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) is a blood product administered intravenously. It contains the pooled IgG extracted from the plasma of over one thousand blood donors. IVIG's effects last between 2 weeks and 3 months. It is mainly used as treatment in three major categories: Immune deficiencies such as X-linked agammaglobulinemia, hypogammaglobulinemia (primary immune deficiencies), and acquired compromised immunity conditions (secondary immune deficiencies) featuring low antibody levels. Autoimmune diseases e.g. Immune thrombocytopenia ITP and Inflammatory diseases e...
Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) - List of case studies
- Drugs
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high dose steroids Intraveinous immunoglobulins Intravenous Immunoglobulins (IVIG) Intravenous anti-thymocyte globulin ... ceftriaxone Intravenous cortisone Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) Intravenous steroid therapy Intravenous ...
- Treatments
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chemohyperthermia Intraveinous immunoglobulins Intravenous cortisone drip Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) Intravenous steroid therapy Intravenous steroids ...
- Multiple miscarriages
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ratio 0.26, 95% confidence interval 0.14 to 0.52). Intravenous Immunoglobulins (IVIG) - The Practice Committee of the ASRM ... P , Jamieson J , Walker M . Use of intravenous immunoglobulin for treatment of recurrent miscarriage: a systematic review. ...
- Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP)_2
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untill May 2008 when at the Borgo Roma Hospital (VR) an intravenous cortisone drip was performed for 1 week. After an improvement ... Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) can be helpful (please check that patient is not ...