A Case of Juvenile Dermatomyositis Treated with Intravenous Gammaglobulin.
- Author:
Hyun Jeong PARK
1
;
Young Min PARK
;
Jong Yuk YI
;
Tae Yoon KIM
;
Chung Won KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, Catholic University Medical College, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Dermatomyositis;
Int avenous gammaglobulin(IVGG)
- MeSH:
Adrenal Cortex Hormones;
Child;
Dermatomyositis*;
Female;
Humans;
Muscular Diseases;
Myositis;
Whole-Body Irradiation
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1996;34(4):656-659
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Dermatomyositis is an inflammatory muscular disease of presumed autoimmune origin. Many possible interventions are available to treat patients with these conditions including corticosteroids, immunosuppressive drugs, plasnapheresis, and total body irradiation. But these therapies are not always effective, and they may be associated with certain serious side effects. Recently polyvalent. intravenous gammaglohulin(IVGG) has been tried with success in inflammatory myopathies after failure of traditional treatment We report a 8-year-old female patient with juvenile dermatomyositis who improved dramatically after alternative IVGG treatment due to side effects of steroid.
