TITLE:
Hypergammaglobulinemic purpura of waldenstorm associated with sjogren’s syndrome in a young female responding to rituximab treatment
AUTHORS:
Neeraj Jain, Lalit Duggal
KEYWORDS:
Hypergammaglobulinemic Purpura of Waldenstorm; Sjogren’s Syndrome; Rituximab
JOURNAL NAME:
Case Reports in Clinical Medicine,
Vol.2 No.2,
May
9,
2013
ABSTRACT:
Hypergammaglobulinemic Purpura of Waldenstorm is
one of the uncommon conditions with purpura and is often associated with collagen
vascular disease. It is difficult to treat and sometimes needs anti CD 20 molecules for resistant cases.