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High-dose intravenous immunoglobulin for severe drug reactions: efficacy in toxic epidermal necrolysis
- Source :
- Acta dermato-venereologica. 83(6)
- Publication Year :
- 2003
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Abstract
- High-dose intravenous immunoglobulin has been proposed as an alternative treatment for several immuno-mediated inflammatory skin diseases, usually at a dosage of 1 - 2 g/kg. We describe the treatment of 10 patients affected by toxic epidermal necrolysis using 400 mg/kg per day on 5 consecutive days--a schedule that is lower than previously reported schedules. According to the SCORTEN, the earlier predicted mortality rate was 35%. After high-dose intravenous immunoglobulin therapy, a mortality rate of 10% and a survival rate of 90% were reached. In particular, nine patients showed a dramatic improvement already after one course of infusion started at an early stage of the disease. It is our experience, and that of others, that high-dose intravenous immunoglobulin can be considered the drug of first choice for toxic epidermal necrolysis, one of the most severe life-threatening dermatological conditions, and a valid alternative therapy for different long-standing chronic dermatological diseases. This therapy can also be effective in avoiding high steroid dosages and consequently steroid-related or immunosuppressive-related side effects. It is therefore reasonable to propose high-dose intravenous immunoglobulin treatment as a valuable therapeutic tool for dermatologists.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions
High-dose intravenous immunoglobulin
Immunoglobulins
Risk Assessment
Severity of Illness Index
Dose-Response Relationship
Drug Hypersensitivity
80 and over
Humans
Prospective Studies
Child
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Toxic epidermal necrolysis
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Immunoglobulins, Intravenous
Middle Aged
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome
Treatment Outcome
2708
Settore MED/35 - Malattie Cutanee e Veneree
Settore MED/16 - Reumatologia
Drug
Intravenous
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 00015555
- Volume :
- 83
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Acta dermato-venereologica
- Accession number :
- edsair.pmid.dedup....155d348dec94a94c861238eaa4d85289