Rituximab-related posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome in HUS patient post kidney transplant

Abstract

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Posterior Reversible Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome in a patient after second dose of Rituximab for treatment of resistant Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

“…Secondly, although our patient had uncontrolled pressures at the time of onset of symptoms, her symptoms did not resolve after adequate blood pressure control, which further supports the association of PRES with rituximab in this case. Treatment of PRES caused by rituximab, includes removal of the drug by plasmapheresis [10], which in our case, improved the symptoms of our patient. Thus, this case, like the various cases reported previously, shows a clear association of rituximab with PRES.…”