title: Rituximab restored the muscle power and rescued from a refractory fatal respiratory failure in a patient with elderly-onset polymyositis.
authors.forename: Tamer A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Gheita
authors.forename: Heba A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Gheita
authors.forename: Sanaa A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Kenawy
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D058846:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003402:Creatine Kinase / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007155:Immunologic Factors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D053580:Muscle Strength / Q000187:drug effects*; D017285:Polymyositis / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012074:Remission Induction; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D000069283:Rituximab
chemical_list: D058846:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived; D007155:Immunologic Factors; D000069283:Rituximab; D003402:Creatine Kinase