PROGRESSIVE MULTIFOCAL LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY AS A COMPLICATION OF RITUXIMAB THERAPY FOR RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS (A CASE REPORT)

When rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is treated with rituximab (RTM), there may be various adverse events, among which progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) occupies a special place. The disease is caused by activation of opportunistic viral (JC-virus) infection in the presence of weakened cell...

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Published in:	Научно-практическая ревматология
Main Authors:	I. B. Bashkova, I. V. Madyanov, M. S. Shostak, T. V. Prokopyeva
Format:	Article
Language:	Russian
Published:	IMA PRESS LLC 2018-09-01
Subjects:	rheumatoid arthritis rituximab biological therapy complications progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
Online Access:	https://rsp.mediar-press.net/rsp/article/view/2600