Induction of complete and sustained remission of rheumatoid pachymeningitis by rituximab

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1632-1634

  Schmid, L ^a   Muller M ^a   Treumann, T ^a   Arnold, W ^a   Moller B ^b   Aeberli, D ^b   Villiger, P M ^b  

^a LUZERNER KANTONSSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CD20 ANTIGEN; CYCLIC CITRULLINATED PEPTIDE ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; INFLIXIMAB; METHOTREXATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PHENYTOIN; PREDNISONE; RHEUMATOID FACTOR; RITUXIMAB;

ADULT; APHASIA; ARTICLE; ASEPTIC MENINGITIS; B LYMPHOCYTE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONVULSION; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFICACY; FOCAL EPILEPSY; GINGIVA HYPERPLASIA; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RHEUMATOID PACHYMENINGITIS; SEIZURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIGENS, CD20; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; B-LYMPHOCYTES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENINGITIS; MIDDLE AGED; REMISSION INDUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 66449113003     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: 15290131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.24577     Document Type: Article

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