Intravenous immune globulin in myasthenia gravis
Gajdos, P.
Clinical and Experimental Immunology 97(Suppl): 49-51
1994
ISSN/ISBN: 0009-9104 PMID: 8033435 Document Number: 428702
Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disease of neuromuscular transmission associated with the presence of anti-acetylcholine receptor antibodies (anti-AChR Ab). Current treatment of MG includes anti-cholinesterase drugs, thymectomy, corticosteroids, immunosuppressants and plasma exchange (PE). The use of intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) in MG was proposed 10 years ago. Published results of IVIG treatment are discussed and the need for a controlled study is emphasized.