A systematic review on efficacy, safety and treatment durability of intravenous immunoglobulin in autoimmune bullous dermatoses : Special focus on indication and combination therapy

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Autoimmune bullous diseases (AIBDs) are a group of rare blistering dermatoses of the mucous membrane and/or skin. The efficacy, safety and treatment durability of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) as an alternative treatment should be explored to systematically review the available literature regarding treatment outcomes with IVIg in AIBD patients. The predefined search strategy was incorporated into the following database, MEDLINE/PubMed, Embase, Scopus and Web of Science on 18 July 2022. Sixty studies were enrolled using Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses guidelines. The use of IVIg alone or combined with rituximab was reported in 500 patients with pemphigus, 82 patients with bullous pemphigoid, 146 patients with mucous membranes pemphigoid and 19 patients with epidermolysis bullosa acquisita. Disease remission with IVIg therapy and RTX + IVIg combination therapy were recorded as 82.8% and 86.7% in pemphigus, 88.0% and 100% in bullous pemphigoid and 91.3% and 75.0% in mucous membrane pemphigoid, respectively. In epidermolysis bullosa acquisita, treatment with IVIg led to 78.6% disease remission; no data were available regarding the treatment with RTX + IVIg in this group of patients. Among all the included patients, 37.5% experienced at least one IVIg-related side effect; the most common ones were headaches, fever/chills and nausea/vomiting. The use of IVIg with or without rituximab had a favourable clinical response in patients with AIBDs. IVIg has no major influence on the normal immune system, which makes its utilization for patients with AIBDs reasonable.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:32

Enthalten in:

Experimental dermatology - 32(2023), 7 vom: 28. Juli, Seite 934-944

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kianfar, Nika [VerfasserIn]
Dasdar, Shayan [VerfasserIn]
Daneshpazhooh, Maryam [VerfasserIn]
Aryanian, Zeinab [VerfasserIn]
Goodarzi, Azadeh [VerfasserIn]

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4F4X42SYQ6
Autoimmune bullous diseases
Immunoglobulins, Intravenous
Intravenous immunoglobulin
Journal Article
Pemphigoid
Pemphigus
Review
Rituximab
Systematic Review
Systematic review

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Date Completed 11.07.2023

Date Revised 18.07.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/exd.14829

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM356536912