Which medications in the drug class Antineoplastics, Anti-CD20 Monoclonal Antibodies are used in the treatment of Linear IgA Dermatosis?

Updated: Mar 06, 2020
  • Author: Mark Tye Haeberle, MD; Chief Editor: William D James, MD  more...
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Antineoplastics, Anti-CD20 Monoclonal Antibodies

Rituximab (Rituxan)

Rituximab is a genetically engineered chimeric murine/human monoclonal antibody against human CD20, a molecule present in normal and malignant B lymphocytes. Rituximab is described in case reports as an effective treatment for linear IgA dermatosis.


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