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Use of intravenous immunoglobulins in Lyell syndrome: Experience of three cases

1996

We present our experience of treatment of the last three cases of Lyell syndrome we have observed. They are three female children, aged between 16 months and 3 years, who showed many features in common with severely burnt patients (large exuding lesions, severe reduction of circulating plasmatic volume, large denuded body surfaces, severe tendency to infections, ...). Therefore, together with the already known scheme of treatment (corticosteroids, correction of hydroelectrolitic balance, antimicrobials), we decided to use intravenous Immunoglobulins (IVIG), which had been already positively used in severely burnt patients. The favorable evolution of the affection in all three cases and the …