Severe nontuberculous mycobacterial infection in 2 patients receiving rituximab for refractory myositis

MeSH terms

• Adult
• Antibodies, Monoclonal / adverse effects
• Antibodies, Monoclonal / immunology*
• Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived
• Antibody Formation / drug effects
• Antirheumatic Agents / therapeutic use
• B-Lymphocytes / drug effects
• Female
• Humans
• Immunocompromised Host / immunology*
• Immunologic Factors / adverse effects
• Immunologic Factors / immunology*
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / immunology*
• Mycobacterium avium / isolation & purification
• Mycobacterium kansasii / isolation & purification
• Myositis / drug therapy*
• Myositis / immunology
• Prednisone / therapeutic use
• Rituximab