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. 2014 Oct 25;34(Suppl 2):139–515. doi: 10.1007/s10875-014-0101-9
Case Diagnosis Rationale Dose Ig dynamics Outcome Side effects Training time
1 CLL – secondary ?Ig Minimise fluctuations in Ig, no pump 2g 3x week IgG ?4.28 g/?l -8.33 g/?l after 4 weeks Reduction in infection rate at 1 year None 3 hours
2 CVID Flexibility and quick injection time 2g 4x week IgG ?3.2 g/?l to of 6.78 g/?l at 3 weeks and 7.18 g/?l at 4 weeks Infection free since, returned to work 2 mild local redness, settled within 8 hours 3 hours
3 Rheumatoid arthritis, secondary ?Ig Simplicity, no pump 2?g 4x week IgG ?2.7 g/?l to 5.9 g/?l at 3 weeks and 6.9 g/?l at 3 months Infection, stopped prophylactic antibiotics None 2 hours
4 Granulomatous polyangiitis, secondary ?Ig Simplicity, no pump 2?g 4x week Awaiting results Awaiting results None. Loading dose 4?g (20mls) also well tolerated 2 hours