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What agents can you use for treatment induction besides rituximab in cryoglobulinemic vasculitis (without hepatitis)?

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Rheumatology · UConn Health

The choice of induction/immunosuppression depends on the severity and is very similar to small vessel vasculitis like ANCA-associated vasculitis. So in addition to rituximab, cyclophosphamide is a very good induction agent for severe forms. This is one condition where plasma exchange is highly recom...

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