Infective endocarditis complicating rituximab (anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody) treatment in an SLE patient with a past history of Libman-Sacks endocarditis: a case for antibiotic prophylaxis?

被引：10

作者：

Armstrong, David ^{[1
]}

Wright, Stephen ^{[1
]}

McVeigh, Claire ^{[1
]}

Finch, Michael ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Musgrave Pk Hosp, Dept Rheumatol, Belfast, Antrim, North Ireland

来源：

CLINICAL RHEUMATOLOGY | 2006年 / 25卷 / 04期

关键词：

cerebral vasculitis; immunotherapy; infective endocarditis; rituximab; SLE;

D O I：

10.1007/s10067-005-0031-2

中图分类号：

R5 [内科学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100201 ;

摘要：

We report a 54 year old female whose successful treatment of cerebral lupus with rituximab was complicated by the development of streptococcus intermedius endocarditis, on valves damaged by Libman-Sacks endocarditis more than 20 years previously.

引用

页码：583 / 584

页数：2

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