Long‐term remission of severe livedoid vasculopathy treated with a short course of intravenous immunoglobulin

We present a case of acute flare of severe livedoid vasculitis (LV) which had been refractory to a combination of immunosuppressive and anti‐thrombotic agents, but remitted for 7 years after only two cycles of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIV). This suggests that IVIG may exert unique immunological...

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Published inJournal of cutaneous immunology and allergy Vol. 4; no. 6; pp. 189 - 190
Main Authors Takahagi, Shunsuke, Tanaka, Maiko, Morioke, Satoshi, Suehiro, Masataka, Tanaka, Akio, Hide, Michihiro
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Tokyo Frontiers Media SA 01.12.2021
Frontiers Media S.A
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Anticoagulants
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Immunoglobulins
Pain
Remission (Medicine)
Steroids
Ulcers
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Summary:We present a case of acute flare of severe livedoid vasculitis (LV) which had been refractory to a combination of immunosuppressive and anti‐thrombotic agents, but remitted for 7 years after only two cycles of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIV). This suggests that IVIG may exert unique immunological and/or anti‐thrombotic actions different from other agents, and that only short‐term or on‐demand use of IVIG for acute flare of LV may dampen down disease activity and induce a prolonged remission of LV.
ISSN:2574-4593
2574-4593
DOI:10.1002/cia2.12202