INTRAVENOUS IMMUNOGLOBULIN G THERAPY IN ATOPIC DERMATITIS – A CASE REPORT

  • Sofia Luz Serviço de Imunoalergologia do Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte, Hospital de Santa Maria
  • Susana Lopes da Silva Serviço de Imunoalergologia do Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte, Hospital de Santa Maria
  • Vera Monteiro Torres Assistente Hospitalar Graduada de Dermatologia
  • Amélia Spínola Santos Serviço de Imunoalergologia do Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte, Hospital de Santa Maria
  • Anabela Lopes Serviço de Imunoalergologia do Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte, Hospital de Santa Maria
  • Elisa Pedro Serviço de Imunoalergologia do Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte, Hospital de Santa Maria
  • Manuel Pereira Barbosa Serviço de Imunoalergologia do Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte, Hospital de Santa Maria
Keywords: Atopic dermatitis, Intravenous immunoglobulin G

Abstract

We present the case of a 25 year old Caucasian man with atopic dermatitis since the age of 7 that increased severity after 18 years old. He was medicated with anti-histamines, topical steroids, cycles of high dosage systemic corticotherapy and ultraviolet A phototherapy combined with psoralen (PUVA), without significant improvement and recurrent worsening each time there was a attempt to tapper oral corticotherapy dosage. Several therapy adjustments were made without success before intravenous immunoglobulin G therapy. We present the clinical evolution of this patient under intravenous immunoglobulin G therapy and discuss this therapy’s role in the treatment of atopic dermatitis.

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Published
2016-11-23
How to Cite
Luz, S., Lopes da Silva, S., Monteiro Torres, V., Spínola Santos, A., Lopes, A., Pedro, E., & Pereira Barbosa, M. (2016). INTRAVENOUS IMMUNOGLOBULIN G THERAPY IN ATOPIC DERMATITIS – A CASE REPORT. Journal of the Portuguese Society of Dermatology and Venereology, 69(1), 121-125. https://doi.org/10.29021/spdv.69.1.644
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Case Reports

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