Hepatitis E during Tocilizumab Therapy in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Case Report and Literature Review

Hepatitis E during Tocilizumab Therapy in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Case Report and Literature Review

Hepatitis E is an acute self-limiting disease caused by hepatitis E virus (HEV). Recent reports show that HEV can induce chronic hepatitis or be reactivated in immunocompromised hosts. We report a 63-year-old woman with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who developed hepatitis E during treatment with tocili...

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Main Authors: Hidekazu Ikeuchi, Kana Koinuma, Masao Nakasatomi, Toru Sakairi, Yoriaki Kaneko, Akito Maeshima, Yuichi Yamazaki, Hiroaki Okamoto, Toshihide Mimura, Satoshi Mochida, Yoshihisa Nojima, Keiju Hiromura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Rheumatology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/6873276
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