Effects of treatment with rituximab on microcirculation in patients with long-term systemic sclerosis

Effects of treatment with rituximab on microcirculation in patients with long-term systemic sclerosis

Abstract Objective To investigate the effect of rituximab on microcirculation in long-term SSc. Results Four patients with diffuse SSc over 3 years of disease received rituximab cycles of two 1-g infusions every 6 months for 2 years. Videocapillaroscopy was performed at baseline, 12 months, and 24 m...

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Main Authors: Verônica Silva Vilela, Bruno Rangel Antunes da Silva, Cláudia Henrique da Costa, Agnaldo José Lopes, Roger Abramino Levy, Rogério Rufino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Subjects:
Systemic sclerosis
Microcirculation
Videocapillaroscopy
Rituximab
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-018-3994-1

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