| Literature DB >> 12539090 |
Pierre Quartier1, Olivier Tournilhac, Christine Archimbaud, Leila Lazaro, Carine Chaleteix, Pascale Millet, Hélène Peigue-Lafeuille, Stéphane Blanche, Alain Fischer, Jean-Laurent Casanova, Philippe Travade, Marc Tardieu.
Abstract
Treatment with the chimeric anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody rituximab induces rapid and long-lasting depletion of circulating B cells. We report the occurrence of enteroviral meningoencephalitis following rituximab therapy in 1 child with immune thrombocytopenia and in 1 adult patient with relapsed B cell lymphoma.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 12539090 DOI: 10.1086/345746
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Infect Dis ISSN: 1058-4838 Impact factor: 9.079