Dermatomyositis

A type of idiopathic inflammatory myopathy characterized by evocative skin lesions and symmetrical proximal muscle weakness.

Polyneuropathy

A generalized disorder of peripheral nerves.


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PMID (PMCID)
17701871
FEMALE Middle Aged
Intravenous immunoglobulin therapy for neuromuscular disorders.
Ross MA.
Semin Neurol. 2007;27(4):340-6.
IVIG has become a first-line therapy for several immune-mediated demyelinating polyneuropathies and may play a role in treating exacerbations of myasthenia gravis and selected chronic treatment-refractory cases of Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome, dermatomyositis, and polymyositis.