| Literature DB >> 24659095 |
H Becker, H Appel, T Fassbinder, D Heitzmann, P Willeke, A M Jacobi.
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Felty’s syndrome is a rare variant of severe seropositive rheumatoid arthritis with neutropenia and splenomegaly. It is difficult to treat and associated with a poor prognosis due to the substantial risk of infections. This article presents the case of a patient with refractory disease who responded to rituximab with permanent normalization of neutrophil counts. Repeated infusions were necessary to induce and maintain remission.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24659095 DOI: 10.1007/s00393-014-1380-5
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Z Rheumatol ISSN: 0340-1855 Impact factor: 1.372