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Rituximab Induced Pulmonary Edema Managed with Extracorporeal Life Support

Though rare, rituximab has been reported to induce severe pulmonary edema. We describe the first report of ECLS utilization for this indication. A 31-year-old female with severe thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura developed florid pulmonary edema after rituximab infusion. Despite advanced ventilator...

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Autores principales: Miller, Jacob R., Isakow, Warren, Masood, Muhammad F., Aguilar, Patrick, Sanfilippo, Kristen M., Balsara, Keki R., Itoh, Akinobu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5822923/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29593914
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/6039045