Research Article

Long-Term Follow-Up after Intravenous Immunoglobulin Therapy in Patients with Severe Ocular Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid Unresponsive to Conventional Therapy

Table 1

Demographic data and clinical details of patients pre- and post-IVIg.


Patient number
Age at onset/sexClinical profileDuration of disease before IVIg (years)Therapy before IVIgTotal steroids dose (mg)Side effects of tx before IVIgNumber of relapsesNumber of recurrencesNumber of cycles of IVIgNumber of months of IVIgStaging before IVIgStaging after IVIg

164/FMouth, conjunctiva, vagina, skin2Prednisone 100 mg/day × 24 mo
Azathioprine 150 mg/day × 24 mo
Cyclophosphamide 100 mg/day × 20 mo
72,000
108,000
60,000 
Osteoporosis, cataract, depression, anemia, leukopenia032018RE: 3
LE: 3
RE: 3
LE: 3
258/FMouth, conjunctiva, nose, skin3Prednisone 90 mg/day × 36 mo
Azathioprine 100 mg/day × 35 mo
Cyclosporine (topical treatment)
Methylprednisolone (topical treatment)
97,200
105,000 
Anemia, leukopenia, Cushing syndrome34108RE: 2
LE: 2
RE: 1
LE: 1
372/FMouth, conjunctiva, vagina4Prednisone 90 mg/day × 36 mo
Cyclophosphamide 100 mg/day × 20 mo
97,200
60,000 
Diabetes mellitus, hypertension011818RE: 2
LE: 2
RE: 2
LE: 1
465/MMouth, conjunctiva7Prednisone 90 mg/day × 9 mo
Azathioprine 100 mg/day × 7 mo
Dapsone 75 mg/day × 60 mo
24,300
21,000
135,000 
None101414RE: 3
LE: 3
RE: 3
LE: 3
580/MMouth, conjunctiva3Prednisone 80 mg/day × 9 mo
Azathioprine 150 mg/day × 6 mo
Dapsone 75 mg/day × 12 mo
21,600
27,000
27,000 
None002017RE: 3
LE: 3
RE: 3
LE: 3
678/MMouth, conjunctiva, glans penis10Prednisone 80 mg/day × 20 mo
Azathioprine 100 mg/day × 6 mo
Cyclosporine (topical treatment)
48,000
18,000 
Diabetes mellitus, leukopenia, hypertension211919RE: 3
LE: 3
RE: 3
LE: 3