New indications for the use of immunoglobulins

: In the present review we discuss new clinical indications for IVIG therapy. Presently, clinical studies are under way to examine the effect of IVIG in uncommon diseases such as intractable epilepsy in children, myastenia gravis and necrotizing hemorrhagic enteritis. These considerable efforts in clinical research will most likely lead to new established indications for the use of IVIG.