A Case of Peritoneal Tuberculosis with Poncet's Disease in a Patient Treated with Infliximab
Journal of Rheumatic Diseases
; : 55-59, 2011.
Article
in Ko
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ABSTRACT
Infliximab is a chimeric mouse/human monoclonal antibody against tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) that is used worldwide to treat rheumatic disease. However, the reactivation of tuberculosis, including extrapulmonary menifestation, is a severe side effect of anti-TNF-alpha treatment. Mycobacterium tubercluosis causes two forms of joint involvement, TB arthritis and Poncet's disease. Poncet's disease is a rare aseptic form of arthritis, known as reactive arthritis in tuberculosis. We encountered a case of tuberculous peritonitis with Poncet's disease in a 38-yearold man with a history of ankylosing spondylitis that was treated with infliximab. We report this case with a review of the literature.
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Main subject:
Arthritis
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Spondylitis, Ankylosing
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Tuberculosis
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Peritonitis, Tuberculous
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Rheumatic Diseases
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Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
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Arthritis, Reactive
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Infliximab
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Joints
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Antibodies, Monoclonal
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Ko
Journal:
Journal of Rheumatic Diseases
Year:
2011
Type:
Article