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Rituximab is an anti-CD20 antibody used to treat B cell neoplasms including multiple myeloma, acute lymphocytic leukemia and certain B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphomas. +
Type III hypersensitivity involves antigen-antibody immune complexes. In this reaction, the antigen is not attached to tissues. Immune complexes circulate in blood and are deposited in various tissues where they activate complement and induce an inflammatory reaction. +
Leukemia is one the common secondary malignancies that occur because of cancer treatment. Peak incidence of leukemia occurs up to 10 years after the treatment. +
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Coexistence of Chlamydia and gonorrhea infection is the usual case, with characteristic mucopurulent discharge. +
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Antibiotics should never be stopped, although corticosteroids are used sometimes to minimize the inflammatory response +
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Immediate therapy with prophylactic two nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor after exposure and continued for 4 weeks is recommended +
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amphotericin B and flucytosine are the treatment of choice in cryptococcal meningitis +
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No effective prevention is available, the patient should be informed with this possible condition, and advised to contact his clinician in severe cases +
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CNS lymphoma are common with AIDS, but associated with ring-enhancing lesions and show a mass effect on MRI +
Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is characterized by inflammation of the liver with concurrent fat accumulation. It may progress to cirrhosis, but it tends to progress silently over many years. A presentation this acute is not consistent with NASH. +
Chronic exposure to lead in old paint can cause lead poisoning, which is characterized by reduced cognitive abilities, gastrointestinal problems, and Burton's lines. +
MTS is not characterized by the compression of the left iliac vein by an overriding right iliac vein. +