New-onset cutaneous sarcoidosis under tocilizumab treatment for giant cell arteritis: a quasi-paradoxical adverse drug reaction. Case report and literature review

Background: New-onset sarcoidosis has been previously described in three case reports in patients affected by rheumatoid arthritis treated with tocilizumab (TCZ). The existence of a cause–effect mechanism between the biological treatment and the onset of the illness is still being debated. Patient c...

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Main Authors: Rosaria Del Giorno, Alfonso Iodice, Cristina Mangas, Luca Gabutti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-04-01
Series:Therapeutic Advances in Musculoskeletal Disease
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1759720X19841796