Anti-dysimmune treatment

Engel WK, Hopkins LC, Rosenberg BJ. (1985) Fasci-culating progressive muscular atrophy (F-PMA) remarkably responsive to anti-dysimmune treatment (ADIT)-a possible clue to more ordinary ALS Neurology 35, 72. 

Treatment The carcinoma was excised, and radiation and chemotherapy started. (Note certain forms of anticancer chemotherapy can themselves produce a toxic neuropathyr which complicates interpretation of any worsening of the patient s neuropathy.) For the probable dysimmune component of this neuropathy, the patient was also started on TVIG 0.4g/kg/ day, on two nonconsecutive days every week. He showed some improvement, but we do not know which treatment, or treatments, should receive the credit, because some anticancer treatments are also anti-dysimmune. 

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