Rituximab may cause higher mortality in young autoimmune disease patients with rituximab-induced interstitial lung disease: A  case report and systematic review of the literature.

CONCLUSION: R-ILD should be suspected in patients with AE undergoing RTX treatment who present with dyspnea and/or cough without any signs or symptoms of infection. Meanwhile, by reviewing the literature systematically, we suggest that regardless of the dosage, RTX therapy for AID should be very cautious and well-monitored especially in young individuals including age groups of children, adolescents, and young adults due to the possibility of relatively higher mortality caused by R-ILD. PMID: 32909538 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: International Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics - Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Int J Clin Pharmacol Ther Source Type: research