| Literature DB >> 25085953 |
Waka Yokoyama1, Kazuki Takada1, Nobuyuki Miyasaka1, Hitoshi Kohsaka1.
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A 64-year-old woman presented with an acute onset of myelitis and optic neuritis after 47 months of etanercept use for rheumatoid arthritis. Etanercept was discontinued and pulse methylprednisolone therapy (1000 mg/day for 3 days) was started, followed by a quick and complete resolution. Demyelination associated with antitumor necrosis factor agents, reported to develop mostly from 1 week to 12 months after the initiation of the agents, could develop after a few years and thus warrants vigilant monitoring. 2014 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 25085953 PMCID: PMC4127673 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2014-205779
Source DB: PubMed Journal: BMJ Case Rep ISSN: 1757-790X