Intravenous immunoglobulins may prevent prednisone-exacerbation in myasthenia gravis

Abstract Corticosteroids may produce a paradoxical worsening of myasthenia gravis (MG) symptoms within the first weeks of treatment. We therefore wanted to assess the hypothesis that a prior infusion of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) may have a protective effect. Our primary objectives were to sh...

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Main Authors: Laura Díez-Porras, Christian Homedes, Maria Antonia Alberti, Valentina Vélez-Santamaría, Carlos Casasnovas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-70539-4