Journal of Multiple Sclerosis
ISSN - 2376-0389NLM - 101654564
Hongyi Cheng
China
Case Report
Intravenous Immunoglobulin for Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis Treatment: A Case Report and Literature Review
Author(s): Kunfang Yang, Rongrong Yin, Hongyi Cheng, Yuanfeng Zhang, Simei Wang, Chunmei Wang, Yanfen Lu, Jiaming Xi, Qin Lu, Jianjun Huang and Yucai ChenKunfang Yang, Rongrong Yin, Hongyi Cheng, Yuanfeng Zhang, Simei Wang, Chunmei Wang, Yanfen Lu, Jiaming Xi, Qin Lu, Jianjun Huang and Yucai Chen
Background/aim: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic and debilitating inflammatory autoimmune disease of the central nervous system (CNS) that affects the myelinated axons in the CNS. Incomplete remissions occur more commonly with increasing duration of disease. Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) has various functions as an immune modulator via macrophage activation. Clinical trials of immunoglobulin demonstrated remarkable clinical effects in several types of MS, especially in relapsing-remitting type. It is an approved method for the treatment of relapsing-remitting MS that can be used as a supportive therapy. Our study involves the case of a ten year old female patient with relapsing-remitting MS. This study was undertaken to examine the effects of IVIg used almost every 6 months in a patient with relapsing-remitting MS.
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