Hospital Medicine

Tocilizumab

Questions discussed in this category

How would you approach a patient with GCA who develops necrotizing fasciitis and then flares because they are off of tocilizumab?

How would you treat? Would you view tocilizumab as an option in the future?

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How do you manage a patient with giant cell arteritis treated with weekly tocilizumab and low dose glucocorticoid who develops sudden vision loss?

2 Answers available

Are you recommending tocilizumab for any COVID-19 patients?

Current guidelines do not support its use, but the EMPACTA trial suggests it may be effective in a subpopulation of patients.

1 Answer available

Papers discussed in this category

N Engl J Med, 2020 Dec 10

Efficacy of Tocilizumab in Patients Hospitalized with Covid-19.

N Engl J Med, 2020 Dec 17

Tocilizumab in Patients Hospitalized with Covid-19 Pneumonia.

Arthritis Res Ther, 2021 Mar 22

Vision loss in patients with giant cell arteritis treated with tocilizumab.

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