| Literature DB >> 29657880 |
Emrah Şeyhoğlu1, Abdülsamet Erden2, Levent Kılıç2, Ömer Karadağ2, Sevtap Arıkan Akdağlı3, Ali Akdoğan2, Umut Kalyoncu2.
Abstract
The use of anti-tumor necrosis factor alpha (anti-TNF-α) agents has increased during the past decade in rheumatology practice. Opportunistic infections have been reported with anti-TNF-α agents in clinical trials and post-marketing usage. Aspergillus infection is a rare opportunistic infection that is associated with immunosuppression, and there are reported cases of pulmonary aspergillosis in various rheumatic diseases treated with anti-TNF-α agents. Here, we present the first case of pulmonary aspergillosis associated with infliximab treatment in a patient with Still's disease.Entities:
Keywords: Still’s disease; infliximab; pulmonary aspergillosis; tumor necrosis factor-alpha inhibitors
Year: 2018 PMID: 29657880 PMCID: PMC5895157 DOI: 10.5152/eurjrheum.2016.15081
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur J Rheumatol ISSN: 2147-9720