CASE REPORT
Interleukin 6 blockage-induced neutropenia in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis and resolved hepatitis B
Submission date: 2015-10-30
Final revision date: 2015-12-15
Acceptance date: 2016-01-08
Online publication date: 2016-02-11
Publication date: 2016-02-15
Reumatologia 2015;53(6):337-340
KEYWORDS
TOPICS
Cytokines, Inflammatory mediators and adaptive immunity in rheumatic diseasesAssessment of disease activity and quality of life in rheumatic diseases
ABSTRACT
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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