Combined Infliximab and Rituximab in Necrotising Scleritis

Autor: Jiten Morarji, Lavnish Joshi, Oren Tomkins-Netzer, Sue Lightman, Simon R.J. Taylor
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Case Reports in Ophthalmology, Vol 3, Iss 3, Pp 286-290 (2012)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1663-2699
DOI: 10.1159/000342842
Popis: We report a patient with necrotising scleritis in whom infliximab was used for short-term steroid-sparing while rituximab took effect. This enabled disease control without requiring an extended period of high-dose corticosteroid administration or the concurrent use of cyclophosphamide.
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