Successful Treatment of Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia Associated with Multicentric Castleman Disease by Anti-Interleukin-6 Receptor Antibody (Tocilizumab) Therapy

Akinori Yuzuriha,Takayuki Saitoh,Hiromi Koiso,Takeki Mitsui,Hideki Uchiumi,Akihiko Yokohama,Hiroshi Handa,Masaru Kojima,Norifumi Tsukamoto,Masamitsu Karaswa,Hirokazu Murakami,Yoshihisa Nojima

Successful Treatment of Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia Associated with Multicentric Castleman Disease by Anti-Interleukin-6 Receptor Antibody (Tocilizumab) Therapy

2011

Akinori Yuzuriha
Takayuki Saitoh
Hiromi Koiso
Takeki Mitsui
Hideki Uchiumi
Akihiko Yokohama
Hiroshi Handa
Masaru Kojima
Norifumi Tsukamoto
Masamitsu Karaswa
Hirokazu Murakami
Yoshihisa Nojima

We describe herein the successful treatment of severe autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) in a patient with multicentric Castleman disease (MCD) by humanized anti-interleukin-6 (IL-6) receptor antibody

Keywords:

Immunology
Tocilizumab
Medicine
Diabetes mellitus
Autoimmune hemolytic anemia
Antibody
Interleukin-6 receptor
Hemolytic anemia
Interleukin 6
Castleman disease
Multicentric Castleman Disease

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