Complete remission of multicentric reticulohistiocytosis with combination therapy of steroid, cyclophosphamide, and low-dose pulse methotrexate. Case report, review of the literature, and proposal for treatment

Arthritis Rheum. 1996 Jan;39(1):171-4. doi: 10.1002/art.1780390125.

Abstract

We describe a patient with multicentric reticulohistiocytosis in whom complete remission was achieved by sequential combination therapy with steroid, methotrexate, and cyclophosphamide. We reviewed all cases of complete or near-complete remissions of multicentric reticulohistiocytosis reported in the English-language literature and propose a new drug regimen for this rare but potentially disabling disease.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Cyclophosphamide / administration & dosage*
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Female
  • Histiocytosis / drug therapy*
  • Histiocytosis / pathology
  • Humans
  • Methotrexate / administration & dosage*
  • Prednisone / administration & dosage*
  • Remission Induction

Substances

  • Cyclophosphamide
  • Prednisone
  • Methotrexate