Abstract:IVIG has been used to treat AIN, but it is not always effective. We report a patient in which the concommitant use of IVIG and steroid was more effective than either alone. A 10 year old girl with neutropenia and anti-neutrophil antibodies had chronic gingivitis, buccal erosions, and staphylocca skinabsces-4 ses. Absolute neutrophil counts (ANC) were 40-400/mm . IVIG at 2 gmlkg had no effect. She later developed fever, anorexia, and abdominal pain due to bacterial ileitis. Antibiotics alone gaveonly partial cl… Show more
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