Noninfectious aortitis: Experience with tocilizumab in a regional hospital

Describe patients with noninfectious aortitis and their response to treatment in a regional hospital. Review of patients with noninfectious aortitis, diagnostic technique used and immunosuppressive therapy received. We report 8 patients (7 women and one man) diagnosed with aortitis by positron emiss...

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Published in:Reumatología clinica (Barcelona) 2019-11, Vol.15 (6), p.e96-e98
Main Authors: Aldasoro Cáceres, Vicente, Ibáñez Bosch, Rosario, Rivas Zavaleta, Nathalí, Álvarez Rodríguez, Belén, Intxausti Irazábal, Juan José, Jiménez de Aberasturi, Juan Ramón de Dios, Ruibal Escribano, Ana, Maíz Alonso, Olga, Calvo Alén, Jaime
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aortitis
Arteritis de células gigantes
Giant cell arteritis
Polimialgia reumática
Polymyalgia rheumatica
Positron emission tomography
Tocilizumab
Tomografía por emisión de positrones
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Summary:Describe patients with noninfectious aortitis and their response to treatment in a regional hospital. Review of patients with noninfectious aortitis, diagnostic technique used and immunosuppressive therapy received. We report 8 patients (7 women and one man) diagnosed with aortitis by positron emission tomography (PET). The mean age was 69 years (interquartile range [IQR] 62–72.2). Three months of treatment with tocilizumab improved symptoms, erythrocyte sedimentation rate and C-reactive protein level (P
ISSN:2173-5743
2173-5743
DOI:10.1016/j.reumae.2017.12.003