Rituximab associated late-onset neutropenia-a rheumatology case series and review of the literature.

Recently in the rheumatology literature, Rituximab (RTX) has been associated with late-onset neutropenia (LON), defined as an absolute neutrophil count (ANC) <1.5 × 10(9)/L at least 4 weeks after the last infusion. We determined the incidence of LON in patients with rheumatic disease at a single tertiary medical center, ascertained patient characteristics including results of bone marrow biopsies performed on four neutropenic patients, and performed a literature review.

A case of disseminated blastomycosis in Vermont.

Blastomyces dermatitides is increasingly found in Canada along the St. Lawrence River. However, there are only rare reports of this disease in New England.