A patient with primary Sjogren's syndrome, cystic lung disease, and MALT lymphoma treated successfully with rituximab: a case-based review

Clin Rheumatol. 2020 Apr;39(4):1357-1362. doi: 10.1007/s10067-019-04886-7. Epub 2019 Dec 20.

Abstract

Primary Sjogren's syndrome (pSS) can have a myriad of presentations, ranging from mild xerostomia to more diffuse systemic involvement. It is well established that pSS is associated with a variety of pulmonary pathologies, and it is also known that pSS patients are at higher risk for lymphoma development. Here, we present an unusual case of a woman with primary Sjogren's syndrome who had both diffuse cystic lung disease as well as extranodal MALT lymphoma, successfully treated for both conditions with the CD-20 monoclonal antibody rituximab.

Keywords: Cystic lung disease; Lymphoma; Rituximab; Sjogren’s syndrome.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological / therapeutic use*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lung Diseases / diagnosis
  • Lung Diseases / drug therapy*
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone / diagnosis
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone / drug therapy*
  • Middle Aged
  • Rituximab / therapeutic use*
  • Sjogren's Syndrome / diagnosis
  • Sjogren's Syndrome / drug therapy*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological
  • Rituximab

Supplementary concepts

  • Cystic Disease Of Lung