| Literature DB >> 19852026 |
Margherita Milone1, Amiram Katz, Anthony A Amato, Carl A Soderland, Miruna Segarceanu, Nathan P Young, H Royden Jones.
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Sporadic late onset nemaline myopathy (SLONM) is a progressive myopathy of indeterminate etiology and poor outcome. If associated with a monoclonal gammopathy, SLONM carries a more unfavorable prognosis. Immunotherapy was unsuccessful. We report two HIV-negative SLONM/monoclonal gammopathy patients who improved following intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) treatment alone or in combination with immunosuppressant agents. This favorable response to treatment suggests that a dysimmune mechanism is operative in some SLONM individuals. We suggest that IVIg deserves initial consideration for SLONM therapy.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 19852026 DOI: 10.1002/mus.21504
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Muscle Nerve ISSN: 0148-639X Impact factor: 3.217