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  • Title: [Effect of intravenous immunoglobulin therapy in a case of idiopathic recurrent brachial and lumbosacral plexopathy].
    Author: Inoue C, Hayashi A, Yoshizawa T, Sato A, Shoji S.
    Journal: Rinsho Shinkeigaku; 1999 Jun; 39(6):661-4. PubMed ID: 10502994.
    Abstract:
    We report a case of a 23-year-old woman with idiopathic brachial and lumbosacral plexopathy who presented a relapsing course of weakness and numbness following acute onset of pain in the right shoulder or pelvic girdle area. On her first admission, the patient recovered gradually with oral prednisolone. But after about 1 year, her symptoms worsened. In the second admission, oral prednisolone had no effect on her symptoms, so intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG; 0.1 g/kg/day, 5 days) therapy was tried. The patient improved about 2 weeks after IVIG therapy. About 1 year later, her symptoms worsened and was administered again. In the third admission, IVIG therapy of which dose was the same as that in the previous admission had an effect on her symptoms. The dose of IVIG in our case was relatively low, compared with those in cases reported before (0.2-2 g/kg/day). This findings suggest that a relatively low-dose IVIG therapy is effective for idiopathic plexopathy.
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