RESEARCH ARTICLE
Intravenous Immune Globulin in Amyopathic Dermatomyositis - Report of Two Cases and Review of the Literature
John M. Cafardi1, Naveed Sami*, 2
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2015Volume: 9
First Page: 77
Last Page: 81
Publisher ID: TORJ-9-77
DOI: 10.2174/1874312901409010077
Article History:
Received Date: 23/4/2015Revision Received Date: 23/9/2015
Acceptance Date: 23/9/2015
Electronic publication date: 4/11/2015
Collection year: 2015

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Abstract
Amyopathic dermatomyositis (ADM) is a rare subtype of dermatomyositis which is often recalcitrant to immune suppressing treatments. Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) has been used in the treatment of refractory dermatomyositis. We present two patients with severe ADM, who were treated with IVIG at 2 g/kg every four weeks. Both patients had a successful response and were able to taper the dosage of prednisone. We present both cases in describing IVIG as a rescue and maintenance steroid-sparing agent in the treatment of severe refractory ADM. We also review the treatment of refractory ADM with IVIg in the English literature.