Effective control of polymyalgia rheumatica with tocilizumab

Journal of Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 400-401

  Al Rashidi, Abdulrahman ^a   Hegazi, Mohamed Osama ^a   Mohammad, Shaimaa A ^a   Varghese, Alex ^a  

^a AL ADAN HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

polymyalgia; rheumatica; tocilizumab

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; ETANERCEPT; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISONE; TOCILIZUMAB;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIABETES CONTROL; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; MONOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; RHEUMATIC POLYMYALGIA; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL, HUMANIZED; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMYALGIA RHEUMATICA; RECEPTORS, INTERLEUKIN-6; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84885189258     PISSN: 10761608     EISSN: 15367355     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RHU.0b013e3182a6aa0e     Document Type: Article

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