Avoiding surgery for thyroid eye disease
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Rituximab for thyroid eye disease.
PURPOSE To assess the efficacy and safety of rituximab-mediated B-lymphocyte depletion as treatment for thyroid eye disease (TED). METHODS Prospective, open-label, interventional clinical trial evaluating 12 patients with TED and Clinical Activity Scores (CAS) (VISA [vision, inflammation, strabismus and appearance/exposure] classification) of 4 or greater followed for 1 year after rituximab (...
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عنوان ژورنال: Eye
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0950-222X,1476-5454
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6702393