Rheumatology

Hematologic Malignancies

Questions discussed in this category

How would you approach treating patients with RA refractory to cDMARDs and a prior history of MALT lymphoma?

1 Answer available

How would you approach a patient with gastric MALT lymphoma who has CREST syndrome?

Would chemotherapy be preferred over RT?

2 Answers available

How do you approach monitoring for lymphoproliferative disease in Sjogren's patients?

2 Answers available

How do you approach treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in a patient with an active hematologic malignancy (such as leukemia or lymphoma) after methotrexate failure?

Does your management change if there is renal involvement of the malignancy?

2 Answers available

How would you treat uveitis in a patient with a history of cutaneous T cell lymphoma?

Patient was previously well controlled on methotrexate, which was discontinued during cancer treatment.

1 Answer available

For which rituximab infusion reaction symptoms do you consider it safe to re-challenge in the office with adjusted rates and pre-medications?

1 Answer available

How do you handle hypogammaglobulinemia detected in patients prior to maintenance rituximab infusion?

2 Answers available

Papers discussed in this category

JAMA network open, 2018-11-02

Association of Immunoglobulin Levels, Infectious Risk, and Mortality With Rituximab and Hypogammaglobulinemia.

The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice, 2017

Reactions to Rituximab in an Outpatient Infusion Center: A 5-Year Review.

Rheumatology (Oxford),

The management of Sjögren's syndrome: British Society for Rheumatology guideline scope.

Rheumatology (Oxford), 2019 Mar 05

Lymphomas complicating primary Sjögren's syndrome: from autoimmunity to lymphoma.

Chest, 2021 Feb

Consensus Guidelines for Evaluation and Management of Pulmonary Disease in Sjögren's.

Arthritis care & research, 2018-10

Impact of Radiation Therapy on Scleroderma and Cancer Outcomes in Scleroderma Patients With Breast Cancer.

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