Abstract:BACKGROUND: Therapeutic Plasma Exchange (TPE) is an apheresis treatment in which the plasma component of blood is removed and replaced with supplemental fluids. It is an immunomodulatory treatment that has been reported to be a successful therapeutic procedure for the treatment of severely compromised patients with myasthenia gravis when given at short intervals. TPE is known to have a comparable efficacy to intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) in the treatments of patients with moderate to severe myasthenia cris… Show more
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