A Case of Aseptic Meningitis Following Administration of Intravenous Immunoglobulin in A Patient with Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura.
- Author:
Su Jin KIM
1
;
Ji Eun KIM
;
Hei Won HWANG
;
Ji Sun MOK
;
Dong Seok LEE
;
Doo Kwun KIM
;
Sung Min CHOI
;
Woo Taek KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Kyung-ju, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Intravenous immunoglobulin;
Aseptic meningitis
- MeSH:
Cerebrospinal Fluid;
Child;
Fever;
Headache;
Humans;
Immunoglobulins*;
Immunoglobulins, Intravenous;
Lymphocytes;
Male;
Meningitis, Aseptic*;
Neutrophils;
Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic*;
Vomiting
- From:Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society
2001;44(7):823-826
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Intravenous immunoglobulin(IVIG) has been widely used to treat idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura in childhood. Aseptic meningitis has been reported as a rare complication of IVIG therapy. This report is on an 11 year-old boy with ITP who suffered from aseptic meningitis following the administration of IVIG. He was given 1 g/kg of IVIG for 2 days, and on the fourth day after the administration of IVIG, he experienced headache, vomiting and fever. Cerebrospinal fluid showed 400/mm3 white cells with 96% segmented neutrophils and 1% lymphocytes. The symptoms subsided within 8 days of admission.
