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Successful treatment of interstitial pneumonia with autoimmune features using rituximab as salvage therapy
  • Abeline Kapuczinski,
  • Michel Cotils,
  • Yannick Gombeir
Abeline Kapuczinski
Hospital Centre EpiCURA Hornu

Corresponding Author:abeline.k@gmail.com

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Michel Cotils
Hospital Centre EpiCURA Hornu
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Yannick Gombeir
Hospital Centre EpiCURA Hornu
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Abstract

Interstitial pneumonia with autoimmune features is a concept to identify patients with idiopathic interstitial pneumonia and features suggestive of a connective tissue disease. There is no specific treatment which consists mainly of corticosteroids and immunossupressive agents. Rituximab is an effective rescue therapy for refractory interstitial lung disease.

Peer review status:ACCEPTED

19 Feb 2021Submitted to Clinical Case Reports
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20 Feb 2021Submission Checks Completed
20 Feb 2021Assigned to Editor
27 Feb 2021Reviewer(s) Assigned
04 Mar 2021Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
08 Mar 2021Editorial Decision: Revise Minor
02 Apr 20211st Revision Received
03 Apr 2021Submission Checks Completed
03 Apr 2021Assigned to Editor
03 Apr 2021Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
07 Apr 2021Editorial Decision: Accept