Sánchez-Fernández Simón Ángel, Carrasco Fernández José Antonio, Rojas Vargas Luisa Marena
Sección de Reumatología, Hospital La Mancha Centro, Alcázar de San Juan, España.
Reumatol Clin. 2013 Mar-Apr;9(2):117-9. doi: 10.1016/j.reuma.2012.02.007. Epub 2012 Jul 6.
We report one case of dermatomyositis and one of polymyositis refractory to several conventional inmunosupressive therapies, which present a response after treatment with rituximab, enabling steroid dose reduction and a prolonged remission.
我们报告了1例皮肌炎和1例多发性肌炎患者,这2例患者对多种传统免疫抑制疗法均无效,但在接受利妥昔单抗治疗后出现反应,得以减少类固醇剂量并实现长期缓解。