Anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy in rheumatoid arthritis patients with a history of deep prosthetic joint infection: a report of four cases.
Mod Rheumatol
; 21(5): 542-7, 2011 Oct.
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| ID: mdl-21373797
ABSTRACT
Four rheumatoid arthritis patients (three women and one man) who had a history of prosthetic joint infection were treated with anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) agents after treatment of the infection. The anti-TNF therapy was subsequently discontinued in three patients. The reason for discontinuation was not the reactivation of infection, but disseminated tuberculosis, Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia, and interstitial pneumonia, respectively. These cases suggest that a history of prosthetic joint infection may be a contraindication for treatment with anti-TNF agents.
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Assunto principal:
Artrite Reumatoide
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Tuberculose
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Infecções Oportunistas
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Fator de Necrose Tumoral alfa
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Infecções Relacionadas à Prótese
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Antirreumáticos
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Mod Rheumatol
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Japão