title: Rituximab-induced remission in a woman with coexisting rheumatoid arthritis and nephrotic syndrome.
abstract: We describe a patient with rheumatoid arthritis who presented with nephrotic syndrome which was not related neither to drug therapy nor to amyloidosis. Renal biopsy revealed membranous glomerulonephritis. The patient was treated with three cycles of rituximab with complete resolution of the clinical and laboratory evidence of nephrosis. The following report discusses this unusual presentation and clinical response.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine 'B', Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, 52621, Israel.
authors.forename: Mia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Weiss
authors.forename: Omer
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Gendelman
authors.forename: Gilad
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Twig
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tobar
authors.forename: Howard
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Amital
mesh_terms: D018501:Antirheumatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009404:Nephrotic Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012074:Remission Induction; D000069283:Rituximab / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D018501:Antirheumatic Agents; D000069283:Rituximab