A life-threatening case of TAFRO syndrome with dramatic response to tocilizumab, rituximab, and pulse steroids: The first case report in Latin America

This is the report of the first case of TAFRO syndrome (Thrombocytopenia, Anasarca, myelofibrosis, Renal dysfunction, Organomegaly) in Latin America. The patient was a 61-year-old white woman of Ashkenazi Jewish descent, who presented with a history of 8 days of nausea, vomiting, and fever; severe p...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Medicine (Baltimore) 2017-03, Vol.96 (13), p.e6271-e6271
Hauptverfasser:	José, Fabio Freire, Kerbauy, Lucila Nassif, Perini, Guilherme Fleury, Blumenschein, Danielle Isadora, Pasqualin, Denise da Cunha, Malheiros, Denise Maria Avancini Costa, Campos Neto, Guilherme de Carvalho, de Souza Santos, Fabio Pires, Piovesan, Ronaldo, Hamerschlak, Nelson
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anti-Inflammatory Agents - administration & dosage Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized - administration & dosage Castleman Disease - drug therapy Clinical Case Report Drug Therapy, Combination Female Humans Immunologic Factors - administration & dosage Methylprednisolone - administration & dosage Middle Aged Rituximab - administration & dosage
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