Severe Pulmonary Suppuration with Infection-Induced Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome following Tongue Cancer Surgery in a Patient Undergoing Tocilizumab Therapy for Rheumatoid Arthritis

• Main Authors: Kenji Yamagata (Author), Nobutake Shimojo (Author), Hiroyuki Ito (Author), Junya Ijima (Author), Shogo Hasegawa (Author), Toru Yanagawa (Author), Taro Mizutani (Author), Hiroki Bukawa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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A 65-year-old woman with rheumatoid arthritis treated by tocilizumab (TCZ) presented with tongue squamous cell carcinoma. While surgery was performed without any complications the aspiration pneumonia rapidly worsened by postoperative day 2 and severe pulmonary suppuration in the right lung field wi...