Disseminated tuberculosis complicating anti-TNF-α treatment

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作者
Dimakou, K [1 ]
Papaioannides, D [1 ]
Latsi, P [1 ]
Katsimboula, S [1 ]
Korantzopoulos, P [1 ]
Orphanidou, D [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Athens, Sch Med, Sotiria Hosp, Dept Resp Med, GR-10679 Athens, Greece
关键词
miliary tuberculosis; infliximab; anti-TNF-alpha treatment;
D O I
10.1111/j.1742-1241.2004.00061.x
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
An unusually large number of cases of tuberculosis, often of miliary or disseminated form, have been reported in patients receiving infliximab therapy for rheumatoid arthritis or Crohn's disease. We describe a patient with rheumatoid arthritis who was treated with infliximab and became systemically ill with Mycobacterium tuberculosis-disseminated infection. Patients who are candidates for treatment with turnout necrosis factor-alfa inhibitors should be evaluated for the presence of latent or active M. tuberculosis infection.
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