Successful treatment with intravenous immunoglobulins in a patient affected by dermatomyositis/systemic lupus erythematosus overlap syndrome and tuberculosis
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- 作者：Giuseppe Luzi ; Andrea Picchianti Diamanti ; Valentina Germano ; Bruno Laganà ; Roberta Di Rosa ; Simonetta Salemi ; Antonella Stoppacciaro ; Raffaele D’ ; Amelio
- 关键词：IVIG ; SLE ; DM ; TB
- 刊名：Clinical Immunology
- 出版年：2007
- 出版时间：November 2007
- 年：2007
- 卷：125
- 期：2
- 页码：127-130
- 全文大小：2018 K
文摘
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.