Interleukin 6 blockage-induced neutropenia in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis and resolved hepatitis B

The authors present a case report of a 59-year-old woman with rheumatoid arthritis after documented recovery from hepatitis C (HCV) infection and with resolved HBV infection who has been undergoing successful tocilizumab treatment. The patient experienced moderate to severe neutropenia after consecu...

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Autores principales: Chmielińska, Magdalena, Olesińska, Marzena, Felis-Giemza, Anna
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Narodowy Instytut Geriatrii, Reumatologii i Rehabilitacji w Warszawie 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4847281/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27407267
http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/reum.2015.57640
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Sumario:The authors present a case report of a 59-year-old woman with rheumatoid arthritis after documented recovery from hepatitis C (HCV) infection and with resolved HBV infection who has been undergoing successful tocilizumab treatment. The patient experienced moderate to severe neutropenia after consecutive tocilizumab administrations. However, no serious infections or HBV reactivation was recorded during that period.

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