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ArticleEuropean journal of rheumatology2014

A successful treatment of juvenile idiopathic arthritis with rituximab: A report of two cases.

Khadija Berrada, Fatima Ezzahra Abourazzak, Imane El Mezouar, Faiza Lazrak, Nacira Aradoini, Latifa Tahiri, Taoufik Harzy

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Article in European journal of rheumatology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Khadija BerradaDepartment of Rheumatology, CHU Hassan II University Hospital, Fez, Morocco.
Fatima Ezzahra AbourazzakDepartment of Rheumatology, CHU Hassan II University Hospital, Fez, Morocco.
Imane El MezouarDepartment of Rheumatology, CHU Hassan II University Hospital, Fez, Morocco.
Faiza LazrakDepartment of Rheumatology, CHU Hassan II University Hospital, Fez, Morocco.
Nacira AradoiniDepartment of Rheumatology, CHU Hassan II University Hospital, Fez, Morocco.
Latifa TahiriDepartment of Rheumatology, CHU Hassan II University Hospital, Fez, Morocco.
Taoufik HarzyDepartment of Rheumatology, CHU Hassan II University Hospital, Fez, Morocco.
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Hassan II · MA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is defined as arthritis of unknown cause that starts before 16 years of age and lasts at least 6 weeks. It is the most common chronic inflammatory disease in childhood and often persists through adulthood and can lead to severe disability. Biologics are an important therapeutic option for treating patients with JIA. The efficiency of rituximab has not been proven for this indication. Its use has rarely been reported in the literature. We report two new cases of severe and refractory polyarticular JIA with positive rheumatoid factor affecting two African females aged 17 and 18 years successfully treated with rituximab. According to our experience, the use of rituximab in the treatment of JIA, especially in severe polyarticular forms with positive rheumatoid factor, might be a good alternative. Larger therapeutic trials should be conducted in this direction in order to prove the effectiveness of this biotherapy for this indication.

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B-cell depletionbiologic agentsPolyarticular JIArituximab

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PMID27708906
PMCPMC5042249
OpenAlexW2101856879

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