Use of intravenous tocilizumab in pregnancy for severe coronavirus disease 2019 pneumonia: two case reports

Abstract Background Tocilizumab, an interleukin-6 inhibitor is part of many international guidelines for the management of cytokine storm associated with severe coronavirus disease 2019 with observed improvements. However, this drug is not recommended during pregnancy owing to the lack of safety dat...

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Main Authors: Shazia Abdullah, Nihal Bashir, Nageena Mahmood
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-08-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-021-03010-1