Tocilizumab Was Effective in Repairing the Large Geode in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis is characterized by multiple chronic arthritis subsequently inducing joint destruction. Although subchondral geode is a well-known feature of high-disease activity, a large geode is rare. Moreover, the treatment effect of biologic agents in the repair of large geode has not been...
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| description | Rheumatoid arthritis is characterized by multiple chronic arthritis subsequently inducing joint destruction. Although subchondral geode is a well-known feature of high-disease activity, a large geode is rare. Moreover, the treatment effect of biologic agents in the repair of large geode has not been reported. The present report shows the significant effect of interleukin-6 receptor blocker, tocilizumab, in repairing the large geode in the left humeral lateral epicondyle. This case implies that tocilizumab might be an effective treatment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis even with large geode. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-67762f00898b4ff289b2444cf4ac48bc2025-02-03T01:04:47ZengWileyCase Reports in Rheumatology2090-68892090-68972020-01-01202010.1155/2020/88993918899391Tocilizumab Was Effective in Repairing the Large Geode in a Patient with Rheumatoid ArthritisTakuya Izumiyama0Yu Mori1Eiji Itoi2Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8574, JapanDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8574, JapanDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8574, JapanRheumatoid arthritis is characterized by multiple chronic arthritis subsequently inducing joint destruction. Although subchondral geode is a well-known feature of high-disease activity, a large geode is rare. Moreover, the treatment effect of biologic agents in the repair of large geode has not been reported. The present report shows the significant effect of interleukin-6 receptor blocker, tocilizumab, in repairing the large geode in the left humeral lateral epicondyle. This case implies that tocilizumab might be an effective treatment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis even with large geode.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8899391 |
| spellingShingle | Takuya Izumiyama Yu Mori Eiji Itoi Tocilizumab Was Effective in Repairing the Large Geode in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis Case Reports in Rheumatology |
| title | Tocilizumab Was Effective in Repairing the Large Geode in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis |
| title_full | Tocilizumab Was Effective in Repairing the Large Geode in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis |
| title_fullStr | Tocilizumab Was Effective in Repairing the Large Geode in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Tocilizumab Was Effective in Repairing the Large Geode in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis |
| title_short | Tocilizumab Was Effective in Repairing the Large Geode in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis |
| title_sort | tocilizumab was effective in repairing the large geode in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8899391 |
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