Serious herpes zoster in rheumatoid arthritis under anti-interleukin-6 receptor antibody

Joint Bone Spine. 2010 Dec;77(6):623-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2010.07.009. Epub 2010 Sep 18.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Acyclovir / therapeutic use
  • Aged
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / adverse effects*
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / therapeutic use
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
  • Antirheumatic Agents / adverse effects*
  • Antirheumatic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Antiviral Agents / therapeutic use
  • Arthritis, Rheumatoid / drug therapy*
  • Arthritis, Rheumatoid / immunology
  • Female
  • Herpes Zoster / drug therapy
  • Herpes Zoster / etiology*
  • Herpes Zoster / immunology
  • Humans
  • Receptors, Interleukin-6 / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Receptors, Interleukin-6 / immunology*
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Virus Activation

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
  • Antirheumatic Agents
  • Antiviral Agents
  • Receptors, Interleukin-6
  • tocilizumab
  • Acyclovir