intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) and juvenile dermatomyositis Archives

Abstract Number: 479 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2018
Intravenous Immunoglobulin in Combination with Intravenous Methylprednisolone in the Treatment of Calcinosis Associated with Juvenile Dermatomyositis (JDM)
Marc Phillpotts¹, Eman Alshaikh¹, Yaseen Aleatany¹, Olcay Y. Jones², Gulnara Mamyrova¹, Lisa G. Rider³ and Rodolfo Curiel¹, ¹Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, ²Department of Pediatrics, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, ³Environmental Autoimmunity Group, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
Background/Purpose: Calcinosis is a major complication of JDM and is associated with disability and poor quality of life. There are no known effective treatments for…

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