Interleukin 6 blockage-induced neutropenia in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis and resolved hepatitis B

Interleukin 6 blockage-induced neutropenia in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis and resolved hepatitis B

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 consecu...

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Main Authors: Magdalena Chmielińska, Marzena Olesińska, Anna Felis-Giemza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Termedia Publishing House 2016-02-01
Series:Rheumatology
Subjects:
hepatitis B
neutropenia
tocilizumab
Online Access:http://www.termedia.pl/Interleukin-6-blockage-induced-neutropenia-in-a-patient-with-rheumatoid-arthritis-and-resolved-hepatitis-B,18,26872,1,1.html
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spelling doaj-ad20fb2e39974602ab38822deb7629f22020-11-24T23:54:45ZengTermedia Publishing HouseRheumatology0034-62332084-98342016-02-0153633734010.5114/reum.2015.5764026872Interleukin 6 blockage-induced neutropenia in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis and resolved hepatitis BMagdalena ChmielińskaMarzena OlesińskaAnna Felis-GiemzaThe 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.http://www.termedia.pl/Interleukin-6-blockage-induced-neutropenia-in-a-patient-with-rheumatoid-arthritis-and-resolved-hepatitis-B,18,26872,1,1.htmlhepatitis B neutropenia tocilizumab
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author Magdalena Chmielińska
Marzena Olesińska
Anna Felis-Giemza
spellingShingle Magdalena Chmielińska
Marzena Olesińska
Anna Felis-Giemza
Interleukin 6 blockage-induced neutropenia in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis and resolved hepatitis B
Rheumatology
hepatitis B
neutropenia
tocilizumab
author_facet Magdalena Chmielińska
Marzena Olesińska
Anna Felis-Giemza
author_sort Magdalena Chmielińska
title Interleukin 6 blockage-induced neutropenia in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis and resolved hepatitis B
title_short Interleukin 6 blockage-induced neutropenia in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis and resolved hepatitis B
title_full Interleukin 6 blockage-induced neutropenia in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis and resolved hepatitis B
title_fullStr Interleukin 6 blockage-induced neutropenia in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis and resolved hepatitis B
title_full_unstemmed Interleukin 6 blockage-induced neutropenia in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis and resolved hepatitis B
title_sort interleukin 6 blockage-induced neutropenia in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis and resolved hepatitis b
publisher Termedia Publishing House
series Rheumatology
issn 0034-6233
2084-9834
publishDate 2016-02-01
description 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.
topic hepatitis B
neutropenia
tocilizumab
url http://www.termedia.pl/Interleukin-6-blockage-induced-neutropenia-in-a-patient-with-rheumatoid-arthritis-and-resolved-hepatitis-B,18,26872,1,1.html
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