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- Title
Long-term B-lymphocyte depletion and remission of granulomatosis with polyangiitis after two courses of rituximab treatment.
- Authors
Valor-Méndez, Larissa; Kleyer, Arnd; Rech, Jürgen; Manger, Bernhard; Schett, Georg
- Abstract
The article discusses a case study of the effectiveness of rituximab in treating granulomatous polyangiitis (GPA) in a 60-year-old White male. Topics mentioned include the classification criteria for GPA including hematuria and restrictive ventilation disturbance, and the other treatment options used including cyclophosphamide therapy.
- Subjects
RITUXIMAB; B cells; MAGNETIC resonance imaging; GRANULOMATOSIS with polyangiitis; TREATMENT effectiveness; DISEASE remission
- Publication
Rheumatology, 2021, Vol 60, Issue 5, pe162
- ISSN
1462-0324
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/rheumatology/keaa727