Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism
Volume 40, Issue 2 , Pages 127-136 , October 2010

Is There a Role for B-cell Depletion as Therapy for Scleroderma? A Case Report and Review of the Literature

  • Dimitrios Daoussis, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Patras University Hospital, University of Patras Medical School, Patras, Greece
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to: D. Daoussis, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Patras University Hospital, 26504 Rion, Patras, Greece
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  • Stamatis-Nick C. Liossis, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Patras University Hospital, University of Patras Medical School, Patras, Greece
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  • Athanassios C. Tsamandas, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Patras University Hospital, University of Patras Medical School, Patras, Greece
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  • Christina Kalogeropoulou, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Patras University Hospital, University of Patras Medical School, Patras, Greece
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  • Alexandra Kazantzi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Patras University Hospital, University of Patras Medical School, Patras, Greece
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  • Panagiotis Korfiatis, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Physics, University of Patras Medical School, Patras, Greece
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  • Georgios Yiannopoulos, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Patras University Hospital, University of Patras Medical School, Patras, Greece
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  • Andrew P. Andonopoulos, MD, FACP

      Affiliations

    • Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Patras University Hospital, University of Patras Medical School, Patras, Greece

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 The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.

PII: S0049-0172(09)00117-6

doi: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2009.09.003

Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism
Volume 40, Issue 2 , Pages 127-136 , October 2010