Table 4.

Side-effect profiles of intravenous immunoglobulin infusion and therapeutic plasma exchange

Intravenous Immunoglobulin Infusion [25-28]	Therapeutic Plasma Exchange [21-23]
Mild (common)	Mild (common)
Fever	Fever
Facial flushing	Paresthesias due to hypocalcemia
Malaise	Hematoma at site of vascular access
Headache	Bleeding at site of vascular access
Chills	Muscle cramping due to hypocalcemia
Myalgia	Nausea
Fatigue	Vomiting
Dyspnea	Pallor
Back Pain	Diaphoresis
Abdominal pain	Hypotension
Nausea	Tachycardia
Vomiting	Urticaria
Diarrhea	Pruritis
Hypotension	Hypofibrinogenemia
Tachycardia
Urticaria
Pruritis
Pseudohyponatremia
Severe (uncommon)	Severe (uncommon)
Anaphylaxis	Anaphylaxis
Acute renal failure	Air embolism
Thromboembolic events	Arrhythmia
Stroke	Hemolysis
Myocardial infarction	Thrombocytopenia
Deep venous thrombosis	Transfusion Related Acute Lung Injury
Aseptic meningitis	Pneumothorax due to central line
Progressive neurodegeneration	Hemothorax due to central line
Serum sickness	Tetany
Hemolysis
Neutropenia
Transfusion Related Acute Lung Injury
Uveitis
Leukocytoclastic vasculitis
Erythema multiforme