| Lupus myocarditis: marked improvement in cardiac function after intravenous immunoglobulin therapy. | |
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PMID: 19697032 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) is emerging as the mainstay in the treatment of many autoimmune diseases, including systemic lupus erythematosus. IVIg has been found to be beneficial in myocarditis due to dermatomyositis/polymyositis, Kawasaki disease, and viral myocarditis in children. We report an 18-year-old man of active lupus with worsening cardiac systolic function who did not respond to pulse methylprednisolone and cyclophosphamide, but subsequently showed an improvement in his cardiac function after IVIg administration. |
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Vikas Suri; Subhash Varma; Kiran Joshi; Pankaj Malhotra; Savita Kumari; Sanjay Jain |
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article Date: 2009-08-21 |
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Title: Rheumatology international Volume: 30 ISSN: 1437-160X ISO Abbreviation: Rheumatol. Int. Publication Date: 2010 Sep |
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Created Date: 2010-08-25 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8206885 Medline TA: Rheumatol Int Country: Germany |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1503-5 Citation Subset: IM |
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Post Graduate Institute of Medical Eduction and Research, Chandigarh, India. |
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