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Clinical efficacy of combined rituximab treatment in a woman with severe Graves' ophthalmopathy

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    • Xiaomei Liu
    • Hui Guo
    • Juan Liu
    • Bingyin Shi
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    Affiliations: Department of Endocrinology, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710061, P.R. China
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    Published online on: May 19, 2016
       https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2016.3367
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The present study reports the case of a female Chinese patient with Graves' disease (GD) and severe Graves' ophthalmopathy (GO) in its active phase, who was treated with propylthiouracil and oral prednisolone for 2 months at a local hospital. However, a lack of improvement in symptoms meant that the patient was transferred to the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University (Xi'an, China), whereupon the patient received high‑dose intravenous methylprednisolone pulse therapy, although with limited efficacy. Subsequently, rituximab (RTX; anti‑CD20 monoclonal antibody) combined with orbital irradiation treatment was initiated. The patient responded positively to the combined treatment; the clinical symptoms and enlargement of the extraocular muscles were ameliorated, and there were marked decreases in the clinical activity and NOSPECS grading scores. Furthermore, the serum levels of anti‑thyrotropin receptor antibodies (TRAb) were markedly decreased at 2 months following RTX therapy. The patient was maintained in a euthyroid state by treatment with methimazole during and following RTX therapy. It was concluded that RTX treatment may attenuate severe GO by depleting lymphocytes, and may promote the recovery of GD by reducing the serum levels of TRAb.
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Liu X, Guo H, Liu J and Shi B: Clinical efficacy of combined rituximab treatment in a woman with severe Graves' ophthalmopathy. Exp Ther Med 12: 1093-1096, 2016.
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Liu, X., Guo, H., Liu, J., & Shi, B. (2016). Clinical efficacy of combined rituximab treatment in a woman with severe Graves' ophthalmopathy. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 12, 1093-1096. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2016.3367
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Liu, X., Guo, H., Liu, J., Shi, B."Clinical efficacy of combined rituximab treatment in a woman with severe Graves' ophthalmopathy". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 12.2 (2016): 1093-1096.
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Liu, X., Guo, H., Liu, J., Shi, B."Clinical efficacy of combined rituximab treatment in a woman with severe Graves' ophthalmopathy". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 12, no. 2 (2016): 1093-1096. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2016.3367
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Liu X, Guo H, Liu J and Shi B: Clinical efficacy of combined rituximab treatment in a woman with severe Graves' ophthalmopathy. Exp Ther Med 12: 1093-1096, 2016.
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Liu, X., Guo, H., Liu, J., & Shi, B. (2016). Clinical efficacy of combined rituximab treatment in a woman with severe Graves' ophthalmopathy. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 12, 1093-1096. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2016.3367
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Liu, X., Guo, H., Liu, J., Shi, B."Clinical efficacy of combined rituximab treatment in a woman with severe Graves' ophthalmopathy". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 12.2 (2016): 1093-1096.
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Liu, X., Guo, H., Liu, J., Shi, B."Clinical efficacy of combined rituximab treatment in a woman with severe Graves' ophthalmopathy". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 12, no. 2 (2016): 1093-1096. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2016.3367
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