Rituximab was effective on refractory thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura but induced a flare of hemophagocytic syndrome in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus

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Journal Article Rituximab was effective on refractory thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura but induced a flare of hemophagocytic syndrome in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus Get access Kuniyoshi Kamiya, Kuniyoshi Kamiya Pulmonary Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Dokkyo University, School of Medicine, 880 Kitakobayashi Mibu, Tochigi 260-8670, Japan Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Kazuhiro Kurasawa, Kazuhiro Kurasawa Pulmonary Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Dokkyo University, School of Medicine, 880 Kitakobayashi Mibu, Tochigi 260-8670, Japan Correspondence to: Kazuhiro Kurasawa, Pulmonary Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Dokkyo University, School of Medicine, 880 Kitakobayashi Mibu, Tochigi 260-8670, Japan e-mail: kurasawa@dokkyomed.ac.jp Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Satoko Arai, Satoko Arai Pulmonary Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Dokkyo University, School of Medicine, 880 Kitakobayashi Mibu, Tochigi 260-8670, Japan Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Reika Maezawa, Reika Maezawa Pulmonary Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Dokkyo University, School of Medicine, 880 Kitakobayashi Mibu, Tochigi 260-8670, Japan Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Ryosuke Hanaoka, Ryosuke Hanaoka Pulmonary Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Dokkyo University, School of Medicine, 880 Kitakobayashi Mibu, Tochigi 260-8670, Japan Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Kotaro Kumano, Kotaro Kumano Pulmonary Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Dokkyo University, School of Medicine, 880 Kitakobayashi Mibu, Tochigi 260-8670, Japan Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Takeshi Fukuda Takeshi Fukuda Pulmonary Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Dokkyo University, School of Medicine, 880 Kitakobayashi Mibu, Tochigi 260-8670, Japan Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Modern Rheumatology, Volume 20, Issue 1, 1 February 2010, Pages 81–85, https://doi.org/10.3109/s10165-009-0231-8 Published: 01 February 2010 Article history Received: 14 April 2009 Accepted: 26 August 2009 Published: 01 February 2010