Successful treatment of severe muscle necrosis with intravenous immunoglobulin.

Abstract	Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) is an effective treatment for a range of conditions believed to have an autoimmune basis, including inflammatory muscle disease. We describe a patient with muscle disease characterized by severe necrosis without clinical or biopsy evidence of inflammation or vasculitis, who responded to treatment with IVIG.
Authors	E McRorie, M King, R Richmond, G Smith, P Jobanputra, G Nuki
Journal	The Journal of rheumatology (J Rheumatol) Vol. 26 Issue 6 Pg. 1411-3 (Jun 1999) ISSN: 0315-162X [Print] Canada
PMID	10381067 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Chemical References	Immunoglobulins, Intravenous Creatine Kinase
Topics	Biopsy Creatine Kinase (blood) Female Humans Immunoglobulins, Intravenous (therapeutic use) Middle Aged Muscle, Skeletal (pathology) Necrosis Polymyositis (blood, drug therapy, pathology)

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