Use of rituximab in idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis

Abstract Background Retroperitoneal fibrosis (RPF) is characterized by the proliferation of fibrous tissue in the retroperitoneum. The majority of RPF cases are due to idiopathic or IgG4-related disease. Recent studies on IgG4-related disease have shown rituximab to be an effective treatment. The cu...

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Main Authors: Veronika Boyeva, Hatim Alabsi, Michael A. Seidman, Ryan Paterson, Jason Kur, Luke Y. C. Chen, Silvia D. Chang, Mollie Carruthers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-08-01
Series:BMC Rheumatology
Subjects:
RPF
RTX
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41927-020-00140-9