Rheumatoid arthritis and myasthenia gravis: report of a case refractory to treatment, managed successfully with rituximab

Daniel G. Fernández Ávila; María Fernanda Cubides; Pedro Santos Moreno; Elsa Reyes S.; John Londoño; Rafael Valle-Oñate

doi:10.1016/S0121-8123(10)70078-5

Rheumatoid arthritis and myasthenia gravis: report of a case refractory to treatment, managed successfully with rituximab

Daniel G. Fernández Ávila, María Fernanda Cubides, Pedro Santos Moreno, Elsa Reyes S., John Londoño, Rafael Valle-Oñate

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Abstract

The following case presents a 36 year-old patient with rheumatoid arthritis and myasthenia gravis without response with the conventional immunosuppressive treatment, who was managed with anti CD-20 therapy (rituximab), with good clinical evolution of both autoinmune diseases.

Translated title of the contribution	Artritis reumatoide y miastenia gravis: reporte de un caso refractario al tratamiento manejado exitosamente con rituximab
Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	182-185
Number of pages	4
Journal	Revista Colombiana de Reumatologia
Volume	17
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0121-8123(10)70078-5
State	Published - 01 Sep 2010
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

myasthenia gravis
rheumatoid arthritis
rituximab

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