Rituximab Monotherapy for Grade 2-3 Lymphomatoid Granulomatosis with Central Nervous System Involvement in a Patient Receiving Methotrexate for Rheumatoid Arthritis

Lymphomatoid granulomatosis (LYG) is a rare lymphoproliferative disorder (LPD). The optimal management strategy of methotrexate (MTX) related-LPD with central nervous system (CNS) involvement and histological features of LYG remains unclear. We herein report a case of grade 2-3 LYG in a rheumatoid arthritis patient, in which an intracranial mass accompanied by hemorrhaging and pulmonary and skin lesions developed. The patient received successful rituximab monotherapy. The tumor cells in the skin and brain showed monoclonal and oligoclonal proliferation, respectively. Our case suggests that rituximab monotherapy may be effective against MTX-LPD with CNS involvement, especially in cases with LYG histology.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:62

Enthalten in:

Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) - 62(2023), 13 vom: 01. Juli, Seite 1977-1982

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hosoi, Hiroki [VerfasserIn]
Tanaka, Ken [VerfasserIn]
Sakaki, Ayaka [VerfasserIn]
Kosako, Hideki [VerfasserIn]
Iwamoto, Ryuta [VerfasserIn]
Matsumoto, Ai [VerfasserIn]
Arakawa, Fumiko [VerfasserIn]
Yamoto, Toshikazu [VerfasserIn]
Murata, Shogo [VerfasserIn]
Mushino, Toshiki [VerfasserIn]
Murata, Shin-Ichi [VerfasserIn]
Nakao, Naoyuki [VerfasserIn]
Ohshima, Koichi [VerfasserIn]
Sonoki, Takashi [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

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Case Reports
Central nervous system involvement
Journal Article
Lymphomatoid granulomatosis
Lymphoproliferative disorder
Methotrexate
Rheumatoid arthritis
Rituximab
Rituximab monotherapy
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Date Completed 04.07.2023

Date Revised 29.07.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.2169/internalmedicine.0636-22

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM349311900