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- Title
Recurrence of IgG4-related disease following treatment with rituximab.
- Authors
Murakami, Jun; Matsui, Shoko; Ishizawa, Shin; Arita, Kotaro; Wada, Akinori; Miyazono, Takayoshi; Hounoki, Hiroyuki; Shinoda, Koichiro; Taki, Hirofumi; Sugiyama, Toshiro
- Abstract
A 54-year-old woman with suspected low-grade B-cell lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue type of the eyelids underwent rituximab-containing chemotherapy. She initially responded to the rituximab therapy, but later experienced two recurrences over a 3-year period. Biopsy specimens and a review of her previous histology revealed that she had had immunoglobulin G4-related disease at the initial presentation. Although IgG4-related disease seems to respond well to rituximab therapy, long-term follow up, including disease monitoring, is needed to evaluate disease remission.
- Subjects
IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; RITUXIMAB; DRUG therapy; B cells; LYMPHOMA treatment; FOLLOW-up studies (Medicine); BIOPSY
- Publication
Modern Rheumatology, 2013, Vol 23, Issue 6, p1226
- ISSN
1439-7595
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3109/s10165-012-0738-2