title: Successful treatment using high-dose intravenous immunoglobulin in a patient with rapidly progressive interstitial pneumonia associated with dermatomyositis.
abstract: Abstract A 36-year-old male patient with dermatomyo-sitis (DM) associated with rapidly progressive interstitial pneumonia (IP) was successfully treated by high-dose intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG). He suffered from myopathy, skin lesions, and IP. In spite of the treatment with a high-dose corticosteroid, IP progressed rapidly. Then high-dose intravenous immunoglobulin (20 g/day, 4 days) was administered. The skin lesions, myopathy, and pulmonary lesions improved. High-dose IVIG was considered to be a relatively safe and effective treatment for progressive IP associated with DM.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine II, Miyazaki Medical College , 5200 Kihara, Kiyotake, Miyazaki 889-1601 , Japan.
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authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nagatomo
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authors.lastname: Okayama
authors.forename: K
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authors.lastname: Murai
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authors.lastname: Sasaki
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authors.lastname: Kuroki
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authors.lastname: Tanaka
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authors.lastname: Iga
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authors.lastname: Kai
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authors.lastname: Tsubouchi