Refractory Uveitis in Patient with Castleman Disease Successfully Treated with Tocilizumab

Although multicentric Castleman disease is a rare but life-threatening disease, eye complications are extremely uncommon. We present a case of refractory uveitis accompanied with Castleman disease successfully treated with tocilizumab. A 58-year-old man with Castleman disease was introduced for refr...

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Main Authors: Toshiyuki Oshitari, Fusae Kajita, Aya Tobe, Makiko Itami, Jiro Yotsukura, Takayuki Baba, Shuichi Yamamoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/968180