TAFRO syndrome successfully treated with tocilizumab: A case report and systematic review

Volume: 28, Issue: 3, Pages: 564 - 569
Published: Feb 17, 2016
Abstract
Thrombocytopenia, anasarca, fever, reticulin fibrosis, and organomegaly (TAFRO) syndrome is considered as a unique clinicopathologic variant of multicentric Castleman's disease and is recently reported in Japan. This entity represents a severe inflammatory state leading to organ failures such as severe liver dysfunction seen in our case, and can be treated by immunosuppressive agents, steroids, and cyclosporine shown in several case reports. A...
Paper Details
Title
TAFRO syndrome successfully treated with tocilizumab: A case report and systematic review
Published Date
Feb 17, 2016
Volume
28
Issue
3
Pages
564 - 569
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