Stevens Johnson Syndrome in a Patient with Giant Cell Arteritis During Short Term Tocilizumab Therapy

This case report represents a rare life-threatening hypersensitivity reaction of tocilizumab drug when it is used to treat giant cell arteritis. An elderly female with history of bilateral giant cell arteritis with anterior ischemic optic neuropathy of the right eye was started on tocilizumab after...

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Autores principales: Venkateswaran, Niranjani, Khianey, Reena, Generoso, August
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
Materias:
Dermatology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7219013/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32411563
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.7662

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7219013/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32411563
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.7662

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