Intravenous Immunoglobulin Add-On in Newly Diagnosed Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies

Adult patients with newly diagnosed IIMs treated with IVIG in addition to standard high-dose prednisone showed greater and faster improvement compared to patients who received standard high-dose prednisone.

Corresponding Author: Joost Raaphorst, MD, PhD, Department of Neurology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam Neuroscience, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam 1105 AZ, the Netherlands (j.raaphorst@amsterdamumc.nl).

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