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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Russian |
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IMA-PRESS LLC
2018-09-01
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| Series: | Научно-практическая ревматология |
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| Online Access: | https://rsp.mediar-press.net/rsp/article/view/2600 |