Intravenous gammaglobulin therapy of Satoyoshi syndrome.

Abstract

Satoyoshi syndrome is a very rare disease of unknown etiology, characterized by intermittent painful muscle spasms, alopecia, multiple epiphyseal changes, diarrhea and endocrine disorders. We administered intravenous gammaglobulin to a 7-year-old girl with Satoyoshi syndrome. Frequency of muscle spasms and the titers of antinuclear antibody and anti-DNA antibody decreased. This is the first report of gammaglobulin therapy of Satoyoshi syndrome. We suggest that this illness could be related to an autoimmune mechanism.

• Authors: J Arita, S Hamano, T Nara, K Maekawa
• Journal: Brain & development (Brain Dev) 1996 Sep-Oct Vol. 18 Issue 5 Pg. 409-11 ISSN: 0387-7604 [Print] Netherlands
• PMID: 8891238 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• gamma-Globulins

Topics

• Alopecia (therapy)
• Cartilage Diseases (pathology, therapy)
• Child
• Female
• Growth Plate (pathology)
• Humans
• Immunotherapy
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• Muscle Spasticity (pathology, therapy)
• Syndrome
• gamma-Globulins (administration & dosage)