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We report here the first case (to our knowledge) of a pediatric patient with refractory minimal-change NS who developed severe immune-mediated ulcerative gastrointestinal disease 42 days after rituximab therapy. The disease was characterized by deep ulcers throughout the intestines and predominantly affected the colon. The child presented with severe abdominal pain, bloody diarrhea, weight loss, and fever. Her inflammatory markers were significantly elevated. Extensive evaluation revealed no evidence of infections and no characteristics of defined inflammatory bowel disease or Beh\u00e7et disease. Colonoscopy revealed severe intestinal inflammation with deep ulcers. Histology of the colonic biopsy specimens revealed extensive infiltrates predominantly composed of CD8+ T lymphocytes and evidence of high forkhead box P3 (FOXP3) expression. During this significant gastrointestinal disease, the NS remained quiescent. 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