Successful Corticosteroid-Sparing Effect of Rituximab in the Treatment of Refractory Idiopathic Orbital Inflammatory Disease

Idiopathic orbital inflammatory disease (IOID) is an idiopathic inflammatory process within the orbit that can result in permanent visual impairment. Although high-dose oral corticosteroids are currently the mainstay of therapy, their long-term usage can cause significant toxicity. We present a case...

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Autores principales: Shao, Emily H., Karydis, Andreas, Gemenetzi, Maria, Taylor, Simon R.J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2013
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Published online: November, 2013
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3843906/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24348405
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000356523

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3843906/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24348405
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000356523

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