Interleukin 6 blockade-associated weight gain with abdominal enlargement in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis

J Clin Rheumatol. 2013 Jan;19(1):48-9. doi: 10.1097/RHU.0b013e31827cdda7.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Pain / chemically induced
  • Abdominal Pain / diagnosis
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / adverse effects
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / pharmacology
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / therapeutic use
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized / adverse effects
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized / pharmacology*
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized / therapeutic use*
  • Arthritis, Rheumatoid / drug therapy*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Interleukin-6 / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Middle Aged
  • Obesity, Abdominal / chemically induced*
  • Obesity, Abdominal / diagnosis
  • Prednisone / therapeutic use
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Weight Gain / drug effects*
  • Withholding Treatment

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
  • Interleukin-6
  • tocilizumab
  • Prednisone