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Erschienen in: Rheumatology International 8/2006

01.06.2006 | Case Report

SLE-associated transverse myelitis successfully treated with Rituximab (anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody)

verfasst von: D. J. Armstrong, M. T. McCarron, G. D. Wright

Erschienen in: Rheumatology International | Ausgabe 8/2006

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Rituximab (anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody) has been used successfully in the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) [1, 2], but SLE-associated neurological impairment has not figured prominently in previous reports with Rituximab. We describe an SLE patient with transverse myelitis in whom treatment with cyclophosphamide had been difficult and ultimately unsuccessful, who responded dramatically to two infusions of Rituximab. …
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Metadaten
Titel
SLE-associated transverse myelitis successfully treated with Rituximab (anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody)
verfasst von
D. J. Armstrong
M. T. McCarron
G. D. Wright
Publikationsdatum
01.06.2006
Verlag
Springer-Verlag
Erschienen in
Rheumatology International / Ausgabe 8/2006
Print ISSN: 0172-8172
Elektronische ISSN: 1437-160X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-005-0068-1

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