If you have an immunodeficiency related to certain infections, inflammatory diseases, or autoimmune disorders, you may have heard about an infusion treatment called intravenous immunoglobulin, or IVIG ...

Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) therapy involves infusing patients with naturally occurring IgG antibodies to treat autoimmune conditions. With origins dating back to the 1950s, IVIG is currently ...

Some IVIG brands, like Gammagard, contain added sugar. This could cause your blood glucose to rise temporarily. But studies don’t show weight gain as a typical side effect of IVIG. Intravenous ...

Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP) is an immune-mediated neurological disease characterized by progressive weakness in the distal limbs and paresthesias caused by damage ...

Prophylactic intravenous immunoglobulin reduces COVID-19 infection rates in older patients with DLBCL with hypogammaglobulinemia undergoing reduced-intensity R-CHOP therapy. The study, conducted ...

With use of intravenous immune globulin (IVIg) for the treatment of adults with dermatomyositis, a significantly higher percentage of patients experienced at least minimal improvement in disease ...