Steroid-resistant autoimmune thrombocytopenia in systemic lupus erythematosus treated with rituximab
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[Treatment with rituximab for thrombocytopenia due to systemic lupus erythematosus].
UNLABELLED Some patients with thrombocytopenia due SLE fail to respond to conventional therapies. Rituximab has been reported to be an alternative for patient treatment. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the response of thrombocytopenia due to Systemic Lupus Erythematosus to the use of Rituximab and patient relapse time at our hospital. PATIENTS AND METHODS We analyzed patients with SLE than received a...
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Ocular manifestations in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) are relatively frequent, with a major prevalence of the Keratoconjunctivitis sicca. Nevertheless, the appearance of unilateral exophthalmos secondary to orbital pseudotumor in patients with SLE is extremely rare(1-7), and on occasion it can be refractory to conventional pharmacological treatment (glucocorticoids and immunosuppressants)...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Dermatology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0019-5154
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5154.147874