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Photosensitivity due to tocilizumab presenting with erythema multiforme-like lesions Volume 26, issue 5, September-October 2016

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Department of Dermatology,
University of Occupational and Environmental Health,
1-1 Iseigaoka, Yahatanishi-ku,
Kitakyushu 807-8555,
Japan

Photoallergic drug eruptions are induced by various drugs, and sometimes coexist with other clinical manifestations, such as erythema multiforme [1]. Tocilizumab is a biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drug that targets IL-6 receptors and is used for the treatment of autoimmune diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis [2]. Herein, we report the first case of photosensitivity due to tocilizumab presenting with erythema multiforme-like lesions.A 55-year-old female gradually developed arthralgia [...]