Refractory Form of Chronic Idiopathic Demyelinating Polyneuropathy with Rituximab Effect: A Case Report.
The basic characteristic of chronic idiopathic demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) is demyelination of peripheral nerves of autoimmune origin. Antibodies against various myelin sheath proteins play an important role in the pathogenesis of the disease. Cell-mediated immunity, characterised by T-cell and macrophage infil...