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Eosinophil count (solid line) in absolute numbers and percentage of all leukocytes and total serum IgE (dashed line) concentration and IFN-alpha2b, Peg-IFN-alpha and prednisolone dosages before, during and following treatment with IFN-alpha of all three patients with the EGPA. Delta indicates short-term PRD therapy starting at 40 mg/d due to infection. Case 1. Upper. Case 2. Middle. Case 3. Bottom. MU = Million Units, IFN-alpha = interferon-alpha, Peg-IFN- = pegylated Interferon-alpha.
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Within a total of 131 months of IFN-therapy, IFN dosages and preparation was adjusted as shown in Fig. 1.
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