IVIg in Dermatology - EADV
IVIg in Dermatology - EADV
IVIg in Dermatology - EADV
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Atopic eczema<br />
• Study design: Case series (III); randomised study (n-9; I)<br />
• Patient numbers: 10 children, 30 adults<br />
• Dosage of <strong>IVIg</strong>: 1 - 2g/kg bw/cycle (1 – 11 cycles)<br />
• Treatment protocol: monotherapy with <strong>IVIg</strong> (23 patients), adjuvant<br />
therapy (17 patients)<br />
• Duration of observation: 3 – 6 months<br />
• Results<br />
• 9/10 children improved (monotherapy)<br />
• 10/17 adults with adjuvant treatment improved<br />
• Non-Responders were treated with low-dose prednisolone.<br />
• Adults: 60% for 2-4 months as adjuvant therapy<br />
• children: 90% as monotherapy<br />
• Literatur<br />
– Jolles S, Hughes J. Int Immunopharmacol 2006, 6: 579 – 591<br />
– Jolles S et al. Acta Derm Venereol 2003, 83: 433 - 437<br />
<strong>EADV</strong> 2007