Allergy & Immunology

Neuromuscular

Questions discussed in this category

Should IVIG dosing in patients with autoimmune disease (i.e., dermatomyositis) who become pregnant continue to be based on actual weight at the time of each infusion, or should it be limited to pre-pregnancy weight?

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Does receiving IVIG confound the result of SPEP and/or UPEP?

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Would you avoid combining JAK inhibitors with IVIG given the risk of thromboembolism?

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Papers discussed in this category

N Engl J Med, 2022 Oct 06

Trial of Intravenous Immune Globulin in Dermatomyositis.

Medicine, 2021 Jan 08

Prospective, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled phase III study evaluating efficacy and safety of octagam 10% in patients with dermatomyositis ("ProDERM Study").

Curr Rheumatol Rep, 2023 Aug

Intravenous Immunoglobulin in Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies: a Practical Guide for Clinical Use.

NeoReviews, 2021 Jan

Update on the Use of Intravenous Immunoglobulin in Pregnancy.

Journal of clinical pharmacology, 2023 Jun

Physiologic Changes During Pregnancy and Impact on Small-Molecule Drugs, Biologic (Monoclonal Antibody) Disposition, and Response.

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