Risk Factors and Adverse Events Poorly Predict Infections and Hypogammaglobulinemia in Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis Patients Receiving Rituximab

Background. 29 GPA patients from the Northern Norway vasculitis disease registry received rituximab (RTX) induction and maintenance. 24% and 31% had, respectively, severe and chronic infections while 45% had hypogammaglobulinemia and 28% discontinued RTX due to hypogammaglobulinemia. The aim of the...

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Autor principal: Besada, Emilio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4739481/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26885383
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8095695

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4739481/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26885383
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8095695

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