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Key Clinical Message: Rituximab-induced serum sickness (RISS) is a rare complication of Rituximab (RTX) in immunobullous disorders. Clinicians should be aware of the occurrence of serum sickness symptoms during RTX administration, and prompt initiation of corticosteroid therapy is crucial in these patients. Additionally, RISS may occur with subsequent RTX doses and patients should be counseled accordingly.
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December 2023
Department of Dermatology, University of Gaziantep Faculty of Medicine, Gaziantep, Turkey.
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April 2023
Pathology, Jersey City Medical Center, Jersey City, USA.
Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is a small vessel vasculitis that affects many organ systems with varying disease severity. GPA commonly affects the sinuses and lung parenchyma. However, GPA can affect the gastrointestinal tract and may present as colitis.
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April 2021
Department of Gastroenterology, Saitama Medical University, Japan.
Rituximab (RTX) is effective for treating cancer, but reports of RTX-associated enterocolitis are limited. We herein report the case of a 65-year-old man who developed RTX-induced ileocolitis. He was diagnosed with gastric mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma (MALToma) and treated with RTX.
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November 2019
School of Dentistry, Department of Health Sciences, Magna Graecia University of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy.
Oral lichenoid reactions (OLR) can be caused by systemic drug exposure. To the best of our knowledge, this is the second report describing a case of OLR induced by rituximab administration in a patient with a diagnosis of non-Hodgkin B-cell lymphoma. After 5 doses of rituximab, a typical pattern of OLP was identified with bilateral and symmetrical lesions on the buccal mucosa and on the right lingual margin.
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