Hypersensitivity reactions to tocilizumab: role of skin tests in diagnosis

Rheumatology (Oxford). 2014 Aug;53(8):1527-9. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/keu181. Epub 2014 Jun 4.

Authors

Valeria Rocchi¹, Ilaria Puxeddu¹, Giuseppe Cataldo¹, Isabella Del Corso¹, Antonio Tavoni¹, Laura Bazzichi¹, Stefano Bombardieri¹, Paola Migliorini²

Affiliations

¹ Clinical Immunology and Allergy Unit and Rheumatology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
² Clinical Immunology and Allergy Unit and Rheumatology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy. paola.migliorini@med.unipi.it.

PMID: 24899663
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keu181

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized / adverse effects*
Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized / therapeutic use
Antirheumatic Agents / adverse effects*
Antirheumatic Agents / therapeutic use
Arthritis, Rheumatoid / drug therapy*
Arthritis, Rheumatoid / pathology
Drug Hypersensitivity / diagnosis*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Skin / pathology*
Skin Tests

Substances

Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
Antirheumatic Agents
tocilizumab