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One case of Felty's syndrome efficiently treated with rituximab.
Joint, Bone, Spine : Revue du Rhumatisme 2012 December
Felty's syndrome (FS) is a rare association of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), neutropenia and splenomegaly. Mechanisms of neutropenia in FS are unclear but involve both innate and humoral immunity, impaired granulopoiesis and decreased granulocyte half-life. Several treatments have been used without clear efficiency. We report a patient with FS efficiently treated with rituximab (RTX), the monoclonal anti-CD20 antibody. A literature review of FS treated with RTX was performed.
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