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Effectiveness of immunoglobulin replacement therapy in preventing infections in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review
PurposeImmunoglobulin replacement therapy is a standard treatment for patients with antibody production deficiencies, which is of interest in...
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Controversies about immunoglobulin replacement therapy in HSCT recipients with hypogammaglobulinemia
The efficacy of immunoglobulin replacement therapy (IgRT) has been demonstrated for primary immune deficiency diseases and hematological malignancies...
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A clinician’s guide for administration of high-concentration and facilitated subcutaneous immunoglobulin replacement therapy in patients with primary immunodeficiency diseases
Immunoglobulin replacement therapy is the standard-of-care treatment for patients with primary immunodeficiency diseases who have impaired antibody...
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Immunoglobulin replacement therapy in patients with immunodeficiencies: impact of infusion method on patient-reported outcomes
BackgroundUnderstanding the impact of different immunoglobulin (Ig) infusion methods (intravenous [IVIg] and subcutaneous [SCIg]) upon treatment...
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Advances in Immune Tolerance Induction in Enzyme Replacement Therapy
Inborn errors of metabolism (IEMs) are a group of genetic diseases that occur due to the either deficiency of an enzyme involved in a...
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A comparison of the clinical efficacy of tonsillectomy with steroid pulse therapy and tonsillectomy therapy alone for patients with immunoglobulin A nephropathy: a retrospective observational study
BackgroundTonsillectomy with steroid pulse therapy (TSP) and tonsillectomy monotherapy (T) have improved the prognosis of patients with...
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Case report: enzyme replacement therapy for Fabry disease presenting with proteinuria and ventricular septal thickening
Fabry disease (FD) is an uncommon, X-linked, lysosomal storage disease that causes defects in the glycosphingolipid metabolic pathway due to...
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Testosterone improved erectile function by upregulating transcriptional expression of growth factors in late androgen replacement therapy model rats
We previously showed that castration of rats reduced erectile function over time; when testosterone replacement therapy was started 4 weeks after...
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Hemolytic anemia associated with intravenous immunoglobulin in Kawasaki disease
BackgroundThe administration of high-dose intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) is a standard treatment for the management of Kawasaki disease (KD). IVIG...
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Concurrent fabry disease and immunoglobulin a nephropathy: a case report
BackgroundFabry disease (FD) is an X-linked, hereditary dysfunction of glycosphingolipid storage caused by mutations in the GLA gene encoding...
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Effect of intravenous immunoglobulin on the outcome of children with septic shock in a PICU: a retrospective cohort study
The therapeutic efficacy of intravenous immuneglobulin (IVIG) on children with septic shock remains uncertain. Therefore, we endeavored to...
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Medication patterns and dosing guidance in pediatric patients supported with intermittent hemodialysis or continuous kidney replacement therapy
BackgroundHemodialysis is a life-saving technology used during periods of acute or chronic kidney failure to remove toxins, and maintain fluid,...
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Longitudinal profiling of anti-factor VIII antibodies in Japanese patients with congenital hemophilia A during factor VIII replacement and immune-tolerance induction therapy
When patients with hemophilia A develop factor VIII (FVIII) inhibitors, FVIII replacement therapy becomes ineffective. Although immune-tolerance...
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Guillain–Barre syndrome: small-volume plasmapheresis versus intravenous immunoglobulin—3rd level hospital experience
BackgroundSpecific treatment for Guillain–Barre syndrome is based on plasma exchange and intravenous immunoglobulin (IvIg). In develo** countries...
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Use of corticosteroids in Norwegian patients with immunoglobulin a nephropathy progressing to end-stage kidney disease: a retrospective cohort study
BackgroundDespite several clinical trials, the use of corticosteroid therapy for treating immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) remains controversial....
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Open surgical treatment for aortic arch and coronary artery aneurysms associated with immunoglobulin G4-related disease: a case report
BackgroundImmunoglobulin G4-related disease (IgG4RD) is a systemic autoimmune disease characterized by a dense lymphoplasmacytic infiltrate...
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Efficacy of Plasmapheresis and Immunoglobulin Replacement Therapy (IVIG) on Patients with COVID-19
Since the rapidly evolving outbreak of COVID-19, several empirical therapeutic options have been recommended including the use of antivirals,...