Tocilizumab-Induced Sweet Syndrome in a Familial Mediterranean Fever Patient: A Case Report

Yusuf Can Edek; Derya  Yıldırım; Melike Urgancı; Betül  Öğüt; Esra Adışen

doi:10.5826/dpc.1403a190

Tocilizumab-Induced Sweet Syndrome in a Familial Mediterranean Fever Patient: A Case Report

Authors

Yusuf Can Edek Department of Dermatology, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
Derya Yıldırım Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
Melike Urgancı Department of Pathology, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
Betül Öğüt Department of Pathology, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
Esra Adışen Department of Dermatology, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey

Keywords:

sweet syndrome, tocilizumab

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