Description
Human Normal Immunoglobulin is a mixture of antibodies derived from healthy human plasma. It is given intravenously (through a vein). Antibodies are proteins your body produces to help you fight certain infections. It is used primarily in two situations –
One is if the human body does not make enough antibodies, which is called “humoral immunodeficiency.” In this case external antibodies are injected to patients to fulfil the requirement of the immunoglobulin in the body to fight infections.
The second reason for Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) is that the patient is suffering from autoimmune disease where the immune system attacks a certain type of cell or protein of its own body. These include – Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP), Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA), Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP).
