Academic Journal
Successful Corticosteroid-Sparing Effect of Rituximab in the Treatment of Refractory Idiopathic Orbital Inflammatory Disease
| العنوان: | Successful Corticosteroid-Sparing Effect of Rituximab in the Treatment of Refractory Idiopathic Orbital Inflammatory Disease |
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| المؤلفون: | Shao, Emily H., Karydis, Andreas, Gemenetzi, Maria, Taylor, Simon R.J. |
| المصدر: | Case Reports in Ophthalmology ; volume 4, issue 3, page 216-218 ; ISSN 1663-2699 |
| بيانات النشر: | S. Karger AG |
| سنة النشر: | 2013 |
| الوصف: | 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 of IOID that was successfully treated with the anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody rituximab following failed steroid sparing with conventional second-line immunosuppressive agents. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article in journal/newspaper |
| اللغة: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1159/000356523 |
| الاتاحة: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000356523 https://www.karger.com/Article/Pdf/356523 |
| Rights: | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ ; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsbas.A7E42ABC |
| قاعدة البيانات: | BASE |
| DOI: | 10.1159/000356523 |
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