Vol.22 No.2

Letter

Necrotizing fasciitis in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis treated with tocilizumab

Authors

Akiko Yoshida1 , Tomoko Ota2 , Shunsuke Sasaoka2 , Hironori Matsuura2 , Wataru Fujimoto2 , Yoshitaka Morita1

  • Department of Rheumatology, Kawasaki Medical School, 577 Matsushima, Kurashiki, Okayama, 701-0192, Japan
  • Department of Dermatology, Kawasaki Medical School, 577 Matsushima, Kurashiki, Okayama, 701-0192, Japan
Received:

26 April 2011

Accepted:

21 July 2011

Published online:

10 August 2011

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Key words

Infection - Leukocytopenia - Necrotizing fasciitis - Rheumatoid arthritis - Tocilizumab