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S W Lim1, D Gillis, W Smith, P Hissaria, H Greville, C A Peh.
Abstract
Rituximab is a chimeric monoclonal antibody specific for human CD20 that causes selective transient depletion of the CD20+ B-cell subpopulation. We report the first case of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) pneumonitis resistant to conventional treatments that responded well to rituximab and review current reports on the use of rituximab in SLE.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 16640745 DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2006.01055.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Intern Med J ISSN: 1444-0903 Impact factor: 2.048