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Case Reports
. 2012 Dec;32(12):4061-3.
doi: 10.1007/s00296-011-2130-5. Epub 2011 Sep 16.

Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus and good outcome with rituximab treatment

P G Sanz  1 , C V García Méndez, A L Cueto, V B Silva, J C Walther, R A Diez, S Martins, R J Giannaula
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Case Reports

Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus and good outcome with rituximab treatment

P G Sanz et al. Rheumatol Int. 2012 Dec.

Abstract

A patient with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy and systemic lupus erythematosus arising after rubella vaccination was initially treated with plasmapheresis, corticosteroids and intravenous immunoglobulins, with partial response. After shift to rituximab, most clinical symptoms improved markedly, emphasizing the possible role of this monoclonal antibody in conventional therapy-resistant cases.

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