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A patient with primary Sjogren's syndrome, cystic lung disease, and MALT lymphoma treated successfully with rituximab: a case-based review.

Leanna Marderian WiseDaniel G Arkfeld
Published in: Clinical rheumatology (2019)
Primary Sjogren's syndrome (pSS) can have a myriad of presentations, ranging from mild xerostomia to more diffuse systemic involvement. It is well established that pSS is associated with a variety of pulmonary pathologies, and it is also known that pSS patients are at higher risk for lymphoma development. Here, we present an unusual case of a woman with primary Sjogren's syndrome who had both diffuse cystic lung disease as well as extranodal MALT lymphoma, successfully treated for both conditions with the CD-20 monoclonal antibody rituximab.
Keyphrases
  • diffuse large b cell lymphoma
  • case report
  • monoclonal antibody
  • end stage renal disease
  • newly diagnosed
  • ejection fraction
  • chronic kidney disease
  • low grade
  • peritoneal dialysis
  • hodgkin lymphoma
  • patient reported