| Literature DB >> 16865310 |
V Bagalas1, I Kioumis, P Argyropoulou, D Patakas.
Abstract
Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a severe disease that can develop in immunocompromised patients. Antitumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) treatment of rheumatoid arthritis can result in clinical benefits, but with an increased risk of opportunistic infections. Leishmania infection in patients treated with TNF-alpha antagonists is extremely rare; for this reason, we report a patient with VL after etanercept treatment who had an unfavorable outcome.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 16865310 DOI: 10.1007/s10067-006-0356-5
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Rheumatol ISSN: 0770-3198 Impact factor: 2.980