Abstract

Case Report

Successful Therapy with intravenous gamma globulin in two children with postinfectious bronchiolitis obliterans

Sevgi Pekcan, Bahar Gökturk* and Ismail Reisli

Published: 23 June, 2017 | Volume 1 - Issue 1 | Pages: 009-012

Bronchiolitis obliterans (BO) is an infrequent clinical syndrome characterized by the chronic obstruction of small airways due to fibrosis [1]. Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) could be used for treatment while underlying immune mechanisms in the pathogenesis of BO exist [2]. Here, we present two children with BO due to adenovirus infection whose complaints resolved after IVIG replacement.

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