High-dose IgG for neutropenic patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) |
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Authors: | A. Salama J. Lohmeyer W. Seeger C. Mueller-Eckhardt |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Internal Medicine, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany;(2) Department of Haematology, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany;(3) Institute for Clinical Immunology and Transfusion Medicine, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Langhansstrasse 7, W-6300 Giessen, Germany |
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Abstract: | Summary Leukocytopenia and bacterial infections are common and serious complications in patients with AIDS. We report here on three such patients in whom the administration of high IgG doses led to gradual (two patients) or prompt (one patient) increases in circulating leukocyte counts (from 200–600 to 2500–5900/1), inducing definite improvement in two patients; one patient died fromPneumocystis carinii pneumonia. Although the rise in leukocyte counts lasted for only approximately 3 weeks, high-dose IgG might be a useful therapeutic adjunct in such patients.This work was supported by theDeutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (Sa 405/1-3) |
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Keywords: | AIDS IgG neutropenia |
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