Response to plasmapheresis in myasthenia gravis patients: 22 cases report.

Autor: Yazdi MF; Shahid Sadoughi Hospital, Division of Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran., Baghianimoghadam M, Nazmiyeh H, Ahmadabadi AD, Adabi MA
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Romanian journal of internal medicine = Revue roumaine de medecine interne [Rom J Intern Med] 2012 Jul-Sep; Vol. 50 (3), pp. 245-7.
Abstrakt: Plasmapheresis means elimination of plasma and replacement of it with other liquids. Effect of this treatment is confirmed in more than 50 diseases like myasthenia gravis, Guillain-Barre syndrome and TTP. This cross sectional study was done on 25 myasthenia gravis patients referred to Shahid Sadoughi hospital, Yazd, Iran 2004-2007. We report 22 myasthenia gravis patients' response to plasmapheresis.
Databáze: MEDLINE