Immunoglobulin therapy
Immunoglobulins, also known as antibodies, are used to treat people who are unable to make enough antibodies of their own or those whose antibodies don't work properly.
This can be delivered through:
- a drip into the vein - IVIg (intravenous immunoglobulin); or
- it can be delivered into the fatty tissue under the skin - SCIg (subcutaneous immunoglobulin)
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