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ea0004p95 | Thyroid | SFE2002

HIGH-DOSE INTRAVENOUS IMMUNOGLOBULIN (IVIG) TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH POST-PARTUM RELAPSED THYROID ASSOCIATED OPHTHALMOPATHY (TAO)

Balazs C , Kiss E , Farid N

Background:TAO is a progressive autoimmune potentially sight-threating disease. Various medical interventions have been reported which have potencially serious side effects.The high-dose intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) is known to have anti-inflammatory potential and it was used in pilot studies for patients with TAO. The aim of study : was to investigate the effect of IVIG on post-partum relapsed TAO and to test the some immunological parameters during and after therapy. Pa...