Rituximab treatment in a patient with severe thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy : effects on orbital lymphocytic infiltrates

Rituximab (RTX) has been shown in previous work to improve thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy (TAO), but very little data is available on the effects of RTX in the target tissues. We studied the effects of RTX on peripheral lymphocytes and on the intra-orbital infiltrates in one patient with severe T...

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical immunology (Orlando, Fla.). - 1999. - 131(2009), 2 vom: 15. Mai, Seite 360-5
1. Verfasser: Salvi, Mario (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Vannucchi, Guia, Campi, Irene, Currò, Nicola, Simonetta, Simona, Covelli, Danila, Pignataro, Lorenzo, Guastella, Claudio, Rossi, Stefania, Bonara, Paola, Dazzi, Davide, Ratiglia, Roberto, Beck-Peccoz, Paolo
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2009
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Clinical immunology (Orlando, Fla.)
Schlagworte:Case Reports Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Antibodies, Monoclonal Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived Immunologic Factors Rituximab 4F4X42SYQ6