Use of rituximab as a treatment for systemic lupus erythematosus: retrospective review

Objective : To report the experience in three Brazilian institutions with the use of rituximab in patients with different clinical forms of lupus erythematosus systemic in activity. Methods : The study consisted of a sample of 17 patients with LES, who were already being treated, but that at some s...

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Main Authors: Roberta Ismael Lacerda Machado, Morton Aaron Scheinberg, Maria Yvone Carlos Formiga de Queiroz, Danielle Christinne Soares Egypto de Brito, Maria Fernanda Brandao de Resende Guimarães, Raquel Altoé Giovelli, Eutilia Andrade Medeiros Freire
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein
Series:Einstein (São Paulo)
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-45082014000100009&lng=en&tlng=en