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Background: Waldenström's macroglobulinemia (WM) is a very rare disease with an incidence 10times lower than that of multiple myeloma. The incidence of WM is also significantly lower than that of the other CD20+ low-grade lymphomas. The rarity of WM is the reason why registration studies of new drugs used for multiple myeloma or the more common CD20+low-grade lymphomas do not cover WM.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Rituximab is already a standard part of the treatment of patients with Waldenström's macroglobulinemia. However, a small proportion of patients develop intolerance to rituximab during administration or the treatment is not very effective. In these patients, we are faced with the question of whether another anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody can be used and what result will be achieved.
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January 2025
Department of Nephrology and Dialysis, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Geriatrics and Gerontology, 35-2 Sakae-Cho, Itabashi, Tokyo, 173-0015, Japan.
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January 2025
Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy, AIIMS Rishikesh, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India
Paediatric Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) constitutes 10 to 20% of cases of SLE with more severe disease and higher mortality. We report a case of an adolescent girl with SLE with multisystem involvement who was started on hydroxychloroquine and oral prednisolone. However, due to persistent worsening of skin lesions and falling cell counts, pulsed dexamethasone was initiated which showed improvement in the skin lesions, cell counts, proteinuria and pleural effusion but there was a persistent fall in the haemoglobin.
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December 2024
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine, Kalamazoo, MI, United States.
Background: Richter's transformation (RT) in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is associated with poor prognosis and requires prompt modifications in patient care. CLL patients are susceptible to severe infections due to immune dysregulation induced by their malignancy and immunosuppressive therapies.
Case Presentation: We present a case of a 63-year-old man with CLL who previously achieved remission and presented with a right inguinal mass.
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