Successful treatment of refractory aortitis in antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis using tocilizumab.

Takenaka, Kenchi; Ohba, Takehiko; Suhara, Kozo; Sato, Yurie; Nagasaka, Kenji

Takenaka, Kenchi; Ohba, Takehiko; Suhara, Kozo; Sato, Yurie; Nagasaka, Kenji.

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Takenaka K; Department of Rheumatology, Ome Municipal General Hospital, 4-16-5 Higashi-Ome, Ome, Tokyo, 198-0042, Japan.

Clin Rheumatol ; 33(2): 287-9, 2014 Feb.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24357324

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Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis/drug therapy; Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized/administration & dosage; Aortitis/drug therapy; Anti-Inflammatory Agents/administration & dosage; Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic/blood; C-Reactive Protein/metabolism; Cyclophosphamide/administration & dosage; Female; Humans; Middle Aged; Prednisolone/administration & dosage; Treatment Outcome

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Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Aortitis / Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis / Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized Type of study: Risk_factors_studies Limits: Female / Humans / Middle aged Language: En Journal: Clin Rheumatol Year: 2014 Type: Article Affiliation country: Japan

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