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Erschienen in: Rheumatology International 6/2010

01.04.2010 | Case Report

Long-term remission of severe refractory dermatopolymyositis with a weekly-scheme of immunoglobulin followed by rituximab therapy

verfasst von: Silvia Sánchez-Ramón, Juan Carlos Ravell, Inmaculada de la Torre, María Montoro, Margarita Rodríguez-Mahou, Luis Carreño-Pérez, Eduardo Fernández-Cruz, Francisco Javier López-Longo

Erschienen in: Rheumatology International | Ausgabe 6/2010

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Abstract

We report on a 44-year-old woman affected by dermatopolymyositis resistant to conventional therapies who experienced long-term clinical improvement and remission after treatment with intravenous polyvalent immunoglobulin in a weekly schedule followed by rituximab therapy.
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Metadaten
Titel
Long-term remission of severe refractory dermatopolymyositis with a weekly-scheme of immunoglobulin followed by rituximab therapy
verfasst von
Silvia Sánchez-Ramón
Juan Carlos Ravell
Inmaculada de la Torre
María Montoro
Margarita Rodríguez-Mahou
Luis Carreño-Pérez
Eduardo Fernández-Cruz
Francisco Javier López-Longo
Publikationsdatum
01.04.2010
Verlag
Springer-Verlag
Erschienen in
Rheumatology International / Ausgabe 6/2010
Print ISSN: 0172-8172
Elektronische ISSN: 1437-160X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-009-1000-x

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