Efficacy of intravenous immunoglobulin for small fiber neuropathy associated with sarcoidosis

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 101-105

  Parambil, Joseph G ^a   Tavee, Jinny O ^a   Zhou, Lan ^a   Pearson, Karla S ^a   Culver, Daniel A ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Intravenous immunoglobulin; Sarcoidosis; Small fiber neuropathy

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; CORTICOSTEROID; GABAPENTIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; INFLIXIMAB; METHOTREXATE; MORPHINE SULFATE; OXYCODONE; PREDNISONE; PREGABALIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; CASE REPORT; CASE STUDY; DIZZINESS; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG MEGADOSE; DYSAUTONOMIA; FEMALE; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; IRIDOCYCLITIS; LYMPHADENITIS; MALE; NERVE FIBER; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NEUROPATHY; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPEATED DRUG DOSE; SARCOIDOSIS; SKIN BIOPSY; SMALL FIBER NEUROPATHY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE FIBERS; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEURALGIA; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SARCOIDOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78649936765     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2010.09.015     Document Type: Article

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