title: An eruption secondary to intravenous immunoglobulin therapy.
abstract: A 42-year-old woman presented with a recurrent eruption over the distal extremities. Lesions formed a few days after initiation of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) therapy and lasted 2 to 3 weeks after therapy completion. Results of a histologic examination revealed parakeratosis, exocytosis, and spongiosis. The clinical and histologic findings are similar to previous reports. The mechanism of this eruption is not known.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Cincinnati, OH 45267-0592, USA. diya.mutasim@uc.edu
authors.forename: Diya F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Mutasim
authors.forename: Pranav B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Sheth
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003875:Drug Eruptions / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D005121:Extremities; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011115:Polyneuropathies / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous