title: Lupus myocarditis: marked improvement in cardiac function after intravenous immunoglobulin therapy.
abstract: Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) is emerging as the mainstay in the treatment of many autoimmune diseases, including systemic lupus erythematosus. IVIg has been found to be beneficial in myocarditis due to dermatomyositis/polymyositis, Kawasaki disease, and viral myocarditis in children. We report an 18-year-old man of active lupus with worsening cardiac systolic function who did not respond to pulse methylprednisolone and cyclophosphamide, but subsequently showed an improvement in his cardiac function after IVIg administration.
authors.affiliation: Post Graduate Institute of Medical Eduction and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Vikas
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Suri
authors.forename: Subhash
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Varma
authors.forename: Kiran
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Joshi
authors.forename: Pankaj
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Malhotra
authors.forename: Savita
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumari
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jain
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D006334:Heart Function Tests; D006801:Humans; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*
chemical_list: D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous
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