Efficacy of tocilizumab combined with glucocorticoid in the treatment of Takayasu arteritis in infants

M ZhaoDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Baoding Children’s Hospital, Baoding, P.R. ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]

T-J GaoDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Baoding Children’s Hospital, Baoding, P.R. China

Y-H FuDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Baoding Children’s Hospital, Baoding, P.R. China

N-N ChenDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Baoding Children’s Hospital, Baoding, P.R. China

J LiuDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Baoding Children’s Hospital, Baoding, P.R. China

M-M YaoDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Baoding Children’s Hospital, Baoding, P.R. China

T LiuDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Baoding Children’s Hospital, Baoding, P.R. China

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