A Case of Rheumatoid Arthritis and Limited Systemic Sclerosis Overlap Successfully Treated with Tocilizumab for Arthritis and Concomitant Generalized Lymphadenopathy and Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
Joint Authors
Sasaki, Noriko
Wakabayashi, Takayuki
Suzuki, Yasuo
Nakamura, Naoya
Saito, Eiko
Nogi, Shinichi
Yamada, Chiho
Sato, Shinji
Chinen, Naofumi
Honda, Kiri
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-04-15
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
A 57-year-old woman with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and limited systemic sclerosis (lSSc) was suspected to have lymphadenopathy and primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC).
Lymph node biopsy showed reactive follicular lymphadenopathy with intrafollicular plasmacyte infiltration that was interleukin-6 positive by immunohistostaining.
Because of gradually worsening arthritis, tocilizumab was administered and arthritis improved markedly.
Interestingly, lymphadenopathy and PBC improved simultaneously.
This suggested that interleukin-6 might play an important role in reactive lymphadenopathy and PBC associated with RA/lSSc.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Saito, Eiko& Sato, Shinji& Nogi, Shinichi& Sasaki, Noriko& Chinen, Naofumi& Honda, Kiri…[et al.]. 2014. A Case of Rheumatoid Arthritis and Limited Systemic Sclerosis Overlap Successfully Treated with Tocilizumab for Arthritis and Concomitant Generalized Lymphadenopathy and Primary Biliary Cirrhosis. Case Reports in Rheumatology،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Saito, Eiko…[et al.]. A Case of Rheumatoid Arthritis and Limited Systemic Sclerosis Overlap Successfully Treated with Tocilizumab for Arthritis and Concomitant Generalized Lymphadenopathy and Primary Biliary Cirrhosis. Case Reports in Rheumatology No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Saito, Eiko& Sato, Shinji& Nogi, Shinichi& Sasaki, Noriko& Chinen, Naofumi& Honda, Kiri…[et al.]. A Case of Rheumatoid Arthritis and Limited Systemic Sclerosis Overlap Successfully Treated with Tocilizumab for Arthritis and Concomitant Generalized Lymphadenopathy and Primary Biliary Cirrhosis. Case Reports in Rheumatology. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-5.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-468014
