Subcutaneous immunoglobulin administration: An alternative to intravenous infusion as adjuvant treatment for dermatomyositis?

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1067-1068

  Schleinitz, Nicolas ^a   Jean, Estelle ^a   Benarous, Lucas ^a   Mazodier, Karin ^a   Figarella Branger, Dominique ^b   Bernit, Emmanuelle ^a   Veit, Véronique ^a   Kaplanski, Gilles ^a   Harle, Jean Robert ^a  

^a HÔPITAL DE LA CONCEPTION   (France)

^b TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Dermatomyositis; Idiopathic inflammatory myositis; Intravenous immunoglobulins; Subcutaneous immunoglobulin

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METHOTREXATE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER INFECTION; CATHETER REMOVAL; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; DERMATOMYOSITIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG PULSE THERAPY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HOME CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULAR ACCESS;

DERMATOMYOSITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; INFUSIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 47349115693     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-008-0892-2     Document Type: Article

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