title: Successful treatment of severe muscle necrosis with intravenous immunoglobulin.
abstract: Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) is an effective treatment for a range of conditions believed to have an autoimmune basis, including inflammatory muscle disease. We describe a patient with muscle disease characterized by severe necrosis without clinical or biopsy evidence of inflammation or vasculitis, who responded to treatment with IVIG.
authors.affiliation: Rheumatic Diseases Unit, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: McRorie
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: King
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Richmond
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jobanputra
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nuki
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D003402:Creatine Kinase / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008875:Middle Aged; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000473:pathology*; D009336:Necrosis; D017285:Polymyositis / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous; D003402:Creatine Kinase