Clinical Case of Tocilizumab Therapy in a Patient With Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Year: 2013
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: The article presents a case of successful application of a monoclonal antibodies drug to interleukin 6 receptors (tocilizumab) at severe systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis with the development of secondary hemophagocytic syndrome. Tocilizumab treatment secured a decrease in clinical and laboratory parameters of the disease activity, life quality improvement, systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis and hemophagocytic syndrome remission and allowed avoiding the per os prescription of glucocorticoids.
Source: Педиатрическая фармакология
Institutions: Sechenov University, Scientific Center of Children's Health
Language: English
Subfield: Hematology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W1524396516