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Intravenous immune globulin (IVIG)

A blood product administered intravenously that contains the pooled IgG (immunoglobulin (antibody) G) extracted from the plasma of over one thousand blood donors.

Side effects may occur                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

• Acute renal failure.
• Allergic/anaphylactic reactions
• Anaphylactic shock.
• Aseptic meningitis.
• Damage - such as hepatitis caused directly by antibodies contained in the pooled IVIG
• Dermatitis - usually peeling of the skin of the palms and soles.
• Headache.
• Infection (such as HIV or viral hepatitis) by contaminated blood product; there is also an as yet unknown risk of contracting variant CJD (vCJD).
• Pulmonary Edema.
• Venous thrombosis.

1. Fazekas 1997

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