Tocilizumab for massive refractory pleural effusion in an adolescent with systemic lupus erythematosus

BACKGROUND: Pleural effusion in systemic lupus erythematous (SLE) is a common symptom, and recent studies demonstrated that IL-6 has a pivotal role in its pathogenesis. CASE PRESENTATION: We report a case of a 15 years old Caucasian boy with a history of persistent pleural effusion without lung invo...

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Autores principales: De Matteis, Arianna, Sacco, Emanuela, Celani, Camilla, Uva, Andrea, Messia, Virginia, Nicolai, Rebecca, Pardeo, Manuela, De Benedetti, Fabrizio, Bracaglia, Claudia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8444491/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34530845
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12969-021-00635-w

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