Drug points: Facial vasculitic rash associated with intravenous immunoglobulin
- 7 November 1998
- Vol. 317 (7168) , 1291
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.317.7168.1291
Abstract
We report a case of facial vasculitic rash associated with intravenous immunoglobulin to show that intravenous immunoglobulin should be added to the list of drugs that can precipitate cutaneous vasculitis. A 30 year old woman presented with an 18 month history of slowly progressive dysaesthesia of her arms and legs and weakness of her feet and hands. She was not taking any drugs and did not have a history of atopy or rashes. Chronic inflammatory demyelinating …Keywords
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