A case of recalcitrant epidermolysis bullosa acquisita responsive to rituximab therapy.
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McKinley, SK; Huang, JT; Tan, J; Kroshinsky, D; Gellis, S
Published in: Pediatr Dermatol
2014
Epidermolysis bullosa acquisita (EBA) is an autoimmune blistering disorder that occurs infrequently in children. Although typically associated with a good prognosis in children, there are rare cases that are refractory to treatment with conventional immunosuppressive therapy. Rituximab, an anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody, has been reported to be effective in the adult form of EBA. We report a case of a child with severe and recalcitrant EBA exhibiting a sustained response to treatment with rituximab.
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Pediatr Dermatol
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EISSN
1525-1470
Publication Date
2014
Volume
31
Issue
2
Start / End Page
241 / 244
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Rituximab
- Male
- Humans
- Epidermolysis Bullosa Acquisita
- Dermatology & Venereal Diseases
- Antirheumatic Agents
- Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived
- Adolescent
- 3213 Paediatrics
- 3202 Clinical sciences
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McKinley, S. K., Huang, J. T., Tan, J., Kroshinsky, D., & Gellis, S. (2014). A case of recalcitrant epidermolysis bullosa acquisita responsive to rituximab therapy. Pediatr Dermatol, 31(2), 241–244. https://doi.org/10.1111/pde.12006
McKinley, Sophia K., Jennifer T. Huang, Jennifer Tan, Daniela Kroshinsky, and Stephen Gellis. “A case of recalcitrant epidermolysis bullosa acquisita responsive to rituximab therapy.” Pediatr Dermatol 31, no. 2 (2014): 241–44. https://doi.org/10.1111/pde.12006.
McKinley SK, Huang JT, Tan J, Kroshinsky D, Gellis S. A case of recalcitrant epidermolysis bullosa acquisita responsive to rituximab therapy. Pediatr Dermatol. 2014;31(2):241–4.
McKinley, Sophia K., et al. “A case of recalcitrant epidermolysis bullosa acquisita responsive to rituximab therapy.” Pediatr Dermatol, vol. 31, no. 2, 2014, pp. 241–44. Pubmed, doi:10.1111/pde.12006.
McKinley SK, Huang JT, Tan J, Kroshinsky D, Gellis S. A case of recalcitrant epidermolysis bullosa acquisita responsive to rituximab therapy. Pediatr Dermatol. 2014;31(2):241–244.
Published In
Pediatr Dermatol
DOI
EISSN
1525-1470
Publication Date
2014
Volume
31
Issue
2
Start / End Page
241 / 244
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Rituximab
- Male
- Humans
- Epidermolysis Bullosa Acquisita
- Dermatology & Venereal Diseases
- Antirheumatic Agents
- Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived
- Adolescent
- 3213 Paediatrics
- 3202 Clinical sciences