TY - JOUR
T1 - Prompt remission of severe SLE with only three doses of rituximab infusion and low dose steriod
T2 - the first case report from Indonesia
AU - Mardjuadi, A.
AU - Soedirman, M.
AU - Utoyo, Buddy
AU - Rasker, J.J.
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - A 31-year-old Chinese lady presented with severe SLE with nephrotic syndrome, anemia, leucopenia and thrombocytopenia, skin lesions, and joint inflammation after failing previous standard therapy. After treatment with three infusions of rituximab she showed immediate improvements regarding clinical and laboratory parameters. She received no cytotoxic drugs and remained well for at least 7 months, despite stopping prednisolone.
AB - A 31-year-old Chinese lady presented with severe SLE with nephrotic syndrome, anemia, leucopenia and thrombocytopenia, skin lesions, and joint inflammation after failing previous standard therapy. After treatment with three infusions of rituximab she showed immediate improvements regarding clinical and laboratory parameters. She received no cytotoxic drugs and remained well for at least 7 months, despite stopping prednisolone.
KW - Rituximab
KW - Severe systemic lupus erythematosus
U2 - 10.1007/s10067-008-1069-8
DO - 10.1007/s10067-008-1069-8
M3 - Article
SN - 0770-3198
VL - 28
SP - 27
EP - 30
JO - Clinical rheumatology
JF - Clinical rheumatology
IS - Suppl. 1
ER -