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7900746

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PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-4-24
pubmed:abstractText
This article reports the case of a boy aged 2 years 6 months, who had fever, arthritis, and necrotizing cutaneous vasculitis. Evaluation revealed no evidence of direct infectious causes. However, high anti-streptolysin and streptozyme titers during the acute phase support the possibility that streptococcal infection played an important role in the pathogenesis of this disease. The patient's condition improved significantly with the administration of prednisone. However, several attempts to diminish the prednisone dose resulted in relapses. Subsequently, the prednisone was successfully tapered and discontinued after intravenous gamma globulin administration. It is recommended that intravenous gamma globulin should be considered before immunosuppressive therapy in the treatment of necrotizing vasculitis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0002-9629
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
309
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
226-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Case report: steroid sparing effect of intravenous gamma globulin in a child with necrotizing vasculitis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pediatrics, Louisiana State University Medical Center, New Orleans 70112-2822.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports