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Intern Med
; 2024 Aug 08.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-39111893
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A 25-year-old Japanese man developed visual disturbance with eye pain and was diagnosed with optic neuritis associated with anti-myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibodies. His symptoms improved temporarily after steroid therapy but chronically relapsed many times after tapering the steroid dose. He became highly steroid-dependent and was referred to our department for reconsideration of the treatment strategy. Maintenance intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) therapy successfully decreased the annual recurrence rate from 1.15 to 0.27 times/year and the maintenance dose of oral prednisolone from 35 to 5 mg/day. Maintenance IVIg therapy is a promising option for preventing disease relapse in such cases.
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J Neurol Sci
; 391: 10-11, 2018 08 15.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-30103953