A case of corticosteroid‐refractory adult‐onset Still's disease successfully controlled with tocilizumab despite transient neutropenia and thrombocytopenia

A case of corticosteroid‐refractory adult‐onset Still's disease successfully controlled with tocilizumab despite transient neutropenia and thrombocytopenia

Abstract We report a case of a 50‐year‐old woman with adult‐onset Still's disease (AOSD). Even after receiving steroid pulse therapy and high‐dose oral corticosteroid medication, the patient's serum ferritin level increased, while the number of neutrophils and platelets decreased. However,...

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Main Authors: Jun‐ichi Iwata, Hitomi Yamamura, Aiko Takano, Yoshihito Horiuchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-06-01
Series:Journal of Cutaneous Immunology and Allergy
Subjects:
adult‐onset Still's disease
hyperferritinemia
neutropenia
thrombocytopenia
tocilizumab
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/cia2.12168

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