16. Who is a good provider for IVIG?
There are many nationwide providers of IVIG. Please contact us for a good one near you. Throgh services link.
17. What diseases is IVIG being used for?
Some of the common autoimmune diseases include Alzheimer's, Narcolepsy, Multiple Sclerosis, Heart Disease, Lupus, forms of encephalitis, CIDP, autism, Transverse Myelitis, Brachial neuritis, Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. (studies are available which show IVIg is effective in these conditions).If you need more info then go the the main page of IVIg on the CIDPUSA web site There you will find links to other pages providing all the details of IVIg.
18. What is a alternative to IVIg?
If you cannot get IVIg there are alternatives available, colostrum is a natural product which also contains IgG and antibodies, the best colostrum would be freshly obtained liquid. Weaker forms will be the powder forms.
19. Can infections be transferred from IVIG?
IVIG has been involved in the spread of some cases, then FDA took steps to and IVIg producers followed instructions and No further cases of Infection have been reported since the year 2000.
20. Can a cold vial of IVIg be infused in a patient ?
Yes this is often done but cold IVIg infusion can causes problems, like blocked IVIg filters, more IVIg reactions, it is best to give IVIg at body temperature.
21. What diseases is IVIG approved for use by FDA, (MEANS YOUR INSURANCE CANNOT DENY THIS IVIG TREATMENT)
the US Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of IVIG for the following 6 conditions:
- Primary immunodeficiencies IVIg is approved by FDA
- Immune-mediated thrombocytopenia IVIg is approved by FDA
- Kawasaki disease IVIg is approved by FDA
- Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in patients older than 20 years (Gamimune-N only) IVIg is approved by FDA
- Chronic B-cell lymphocytic leukemia IVIg is approved by FDA
- Pediatric HIV type 1 infection IVIg is approved by FDA
23 What other conditions can IVIg be used for?
Read the patient stories on home page to see how we have helped people recover who had ALS & many other undiagnosed problems
- Aplastic anemia is treated with IVIg
- Pure red cell aplasia is treated with IVIg
- Diamond-Blackfan anemia is treated with IVIg
- Autoimmune hemolytic anemia is treated with IVIg
- Hemolytic disease of the newbornis treated with IVIg
- Acquired factor VIII inhibitorsis treated with IVIg
- Acquired von Willebrand diseaseis treated with IVIg
- Immune-mediated neutropenia is treated with IVIg
- Refractoriness to platelet transfusionis treated with IVIg
- Neonatal alloimmune/autoimmune thrombocytopeniais treated with IVIg
- Posttransfusion purpura is treated with IVIg
- Thrombotic thrombocytopenia purpura/hemolytic uremic syndrome is treated with IVIg
- IVIg is used insolid organ transplantation, surgery, trauma, burns, and HIV infection.
- Epilepsy is treated with IVIg
- IVIg is used in Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy and Guillain-Barré syndrome
- Myasthenia gravis is treated with IVIg
- Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndromeis treated with IVIg
- Multifocal motor neuropathy is treated with IVIg
- Multiple sclerosis is treated with IVIg
- Wegener granulomatosis: is treated with IVIg
- IVIg used in Fibromyalgia
- IVIG is used for recurrent pregnancy loss.
- Asthma is treated with IVIg
- Rheumatoid arthritis is treated with IVIg
- Systemic lupus erythematosus is treated with IVIg
- Systemic vasculitis treated with IVIg
- Dermatomyositis, polymyositis aretreated with IVIg
- Inclusion-body myositis is treated with IVIg
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is treated with IVIg
- Behçet syndrome is treated with IVIg
- Acute cardiomyopathy is treated with IVIg
- Chronic fatigue syndrome is treated with IVIg
- Congential heart block is treated with IVIg
- Cystic fibrosis is treated with IVIg
- Autoimmune blistering dermatosisis treated with IVIg
- Diabetes mellitus is treated with IVIg
- Acute idiopathic dysautonomia is treated with IVIg
- Acute disseminated encephalomyelitisis treated with IVIg
- Endotoxemia of Pregnanacy is treated with IVIg
- Hemolytic transfusion reaction is treated with IVIg
- Hemophagocytic syndrome is treated with IVIg
- Acute lymphoblastic leukemia is treated with IVIg
- Lower motor neuron syndrome is treated with IVIg
- Multiple myeloma is treated with IVIg
- Human T-cell lymphotrophic virus-1associated myelopathy are treated with IVIg
- Nephritic syndrome is treated with IVIg
- Membranous nephropathy is treated with IVIg
- Nephrotic syndrome is treated with IVIg
- Euthyroid ophthalmopathy is treated with IVIg
- Opsoclonus-myoclonus is treated with IVIg
- Recurrent otitis media is treated with IVIg
- Paraneoplastic cerebellar degenerationis treated with IVIg
- Paraproteinemic neuropathy is treated with IVIg
- Parvovirus infection is treated with IVIg
- Polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, M-protein, and skin changes (POEMS) syndrome
- Progressive lumbosacral plexopathyis treated with IVIg
- Lyme radiculoneuritis is treated with IVIg
- Rasmussen syndrome is treated with IVIg
- Reiter syndrome is treated with IVIg
- Acute renal failure is treated with IVIg
- Thrombocytopenia is treated with IVIg
- Streptococcal toxic shock syndromeis treated with IVIg
- Uveitis is treated with IVIg
- Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome is treated with IVIg