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Volume 35, Issue 1, March 2024



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Mediterr J Rheumatol 2022;33(1):1-6
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B Cell Depletion Treatment in Resistant Systemic Sclerosis Interstitial Lung Disease
Constantina A. Bounia1, Stamatis-Nick C. Liossis1,2
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1Division of Rheumatology, Patras University Hospital, Rion, Patras, Greece

2Department of Internal Medicine, University of Patras Medical School, Rion, Patras, Greece

Keywords: systemic sclerosis, interstitial lung disease, B cell depletion, rituximab, pulmonary involvement
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