Rituximab in Adult –Onset Still’s Disease: Case Report
Summary: Adult-onset Still’s disease (AOSD) is a rare systemic inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology. It is characterized by high grade fever, skin rash, arthritis, leukocytosis, increased ESR, CRP and liver enzyme levels and high levels of ferritin. The treatment of AOSD includes NSAIDs, steroi...
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| Format: | Article |
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Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences
2009-01-01
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| Series: | Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ’Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Shahīd Ṣadūqī Yazd |
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| Online Access: | http://85.185.157.11:6280/jssu/browse.php?a_id=610&slc_lang=en&sid=1&ftxt=1 |
| Summary: | Summary: Adult-onset Still’s disease (AOSD) is a rare systemic inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology. It is characterized by high grade fever, skin rash, arthritis, leukocytosis, increased ESR, CRP and liver enzyme levels and high levels of ferritin. The treatment of AOSD includes NSAIDs, steroids, and disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs). Recently biologic agents have been used for treatment of some rheumatologic disorders. Rituximab(MabThera), an anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody is one of the biologic agents which is used by only a few researchers for treatment of refractory AOSD. Herein, we describe a 23 year old woman, who was treated with Rituximab ,three years after diagnosis of AOSD .She did not respond to Metotroxate and Cellcept .After administration of Rituximab, clinical and laboratory remission was achieved . |
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| ISSN: | 2228-5741 2228-5733 |