Rituximab is becoming popular as a treatment for immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). We report here a patient with ITP, who initially responded to rituximab, but later became refractory. In this patient, the appearance of plasma cells producing anti-platelet autoantibodies is likely to be one of the mechanisms for rituximab resistance. © 2007 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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Kuwana, M., Iki, S., & Urabe, A. (2007). The role of autoantibody-producing plasma cells in immune thrombocytopenic purpura refractory to rituximab. American Journal of Hematology, 82(9), 846–848. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajh.20951
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