Title of article
Successful treatment with intravenous immunoglobulins in a patient affected by dermatomyositis/systemic lupus erythematosus overlap syndrome and tuberculosis
Author/Authors
Luzi، نويسنده , , Giuseppe and Diamanti، نويسنده , , Andrea Picchianti and Germano، نويسنده , , Valentina and Laganà، نويسنده , , Bruno and Di Rosa، نويسنده , , Roberta and Salemi، نويسنده , , Simonetta and Stoppacciaro، نويسنده , , Antonella and D’Amelio، نويسنده , , Raffaele، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2007
Pages
4
From page
127
To page
130
Abstract
The case of a 56-year-old woman, with a previous history of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), later diagnosed as also affected by active dermatomyositis (DM) associated with tuberculosis (TB) is reported. Since TB is a contra-indication to receive immunosuppressive therapy for DM/SLE, intravenous immunoglobulins (IVIG) with low-dose steroids and anti-TB therapy were administered with excellent clinical results. This report underlines the crucial role of IVIG in the treatment of critical patients suffering from connective tissue disorders associated with severe infections.
Keywords
SLE , TB , DM , IVIg
Journal title
Clinical Immunology
Serial Year
2007
Journal title
Clinical Immunology
Record number
1852631
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