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Overview
Medical Therapy
- Most patients are treated with pulse intravenous methylprednisolone with subsequent taper.
- There are case reports of improvement with treatment with plasma exhange and intravenous immunoglobulin in patients who have not responded to steroids.
- The first treatment is usually steroids and intensive care is often required.