Leucapheresis in severe rheumatoid arthritis

Leucapheresis in severe rheumatoid arthritis

Two patients with severe seropositive rheumatoid arthritis previously unresponsive to conventional therapy have been treated with leucapheresis. This technique involves continuous cell separation daily to remove primarily lymphocytes. Clinical improvement was recorded with the use of standard rheuma...

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Veröffentlicht in:Annals of the rheumatic diseases 1979-02, Vol.38 (1), p.40-44
Hauptverfasser: Tenenbaum, J, Urowitz, M B, Keystone, E C, Dwosh, I L, Curtis, J E
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Arthritis, Rheumatoid - immunology
Arthritis, Rheumatoid - therapy
Female
Humans
Leukapheresis
Male
Middle Aged
Time Factors
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Zusammenfassung:Two patients with severe seropositive rheumatoid arthritis previously unresponsive to conventional therapy have been treated with leucapheresis. This technique involves continuous cell separation daily to remove primarily lymphocytes. Clinical improvement was recorded with the use of standard rheumatological measures of inflammation. It is concluded that leucapheresis may help in the management of severely active rheumatoid arthritis when conventional therapy has been unsuccessful.
ISSN:0003-4967
1468-2060
DOI:10.1136/ard.38.1.40