Sustained CD19+CD27+ Memory B Cell Depletion after Rituximab Treatment in Patients with Pemphigus Vulgaris

Authors

  • Katharina Boch
  • Ewan A. Langan
  • Enno Schmidt
  • Detlef Zillikens
  • Ralf J. Ludwig
  • Katja Bieber
  • Christoph M. Hammers Department of Dermatology, University of Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, DE-23562 Lübeck, Germany

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https://doi.org/10.2340/actadv.v102.907

Keywords:

Pemphigus, Rituximab, Therapy, Immunosuppression, SARS-CoV2, COVID-19

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2022-03-25

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Boch, K., Langan, E. A., Schmidt, E., Zillikens, D., Ludwig, R. J., Bieber, K., & Hammers, C. M. (2022). Sustained CD19+CD27+ Memory B Cell Depletion after Rituximab Treatment in Patients with Pemphigus Vulgaris. Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 102, adv00679. https://doi.org/10.2340/actadv.v102.907

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