Successful Treatment of Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Syndrome Using Rituximab: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Successful Treatment of Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Syndrome Using Rituximab: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Background: Kidney involvement is a frequent complication of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and kidney biopsy is essential in differentiating lupus nephritis (LN) from thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) secondary to antiphospholipid autoantibodies (aPL). Association between antiphospholipid syndro...

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Main Authors: Cristina Stanescu, Andreea Gabriella Andronesi, Ciprian Jurcut, Mihaela Gherghiceanu, Alexandra Vornicu, Florentina Andreea Burcea, Toader Danut Andronesi, Gabriela Elena Lupusoru, Luminita Iliuta, Bogdan Marian Sorohan, Bogdan Obrisca, Gener Ismail
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-08-01
Series:Medicina
Subjects:
lupus
catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome
rituximab
thrombotic microangiopathy
case report
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/57/9/912

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