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Salmonella enterica arthritis in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis receiving antitumour necrosis factor therapy / Artritis por Salmonella enterica en un paciente con artritis reumatoide que recibe terapia con factor de necrosis antitumoral
Bubonja-Sonje, M; Rubinic, D; Anic, F; Novak, S; Vuckovic, D; Abram, M.
  • Bubonja-Sonje, M; University Hospital Rijeka. Department of Clinical Microbiology. Rijeka. HR
  • Rubinic, D; Lovran Clinic for Orthopaedic Surgery. Lovran. HR
  • Anic, F; University Hospital Rijeka. Department of Internal Medicine. Rijeka. HR
  • Novak, S; University Hospital Rijeka. Department of Internal Medicine. Rijeka. HR
  • Vuckovic, D; University of Rijeka. Faculty of Medicine. Department of Microbiology. Rijeka. HR
  • Abram, M; University Hospital Rijeka. Department of Clinical Microbiology. Rijeka. HR
West Indian med. j ; 62(3): 270-272, Mar. 2013.
Article in English | LILACS | ID: biblio-1045640
ABSTRACT
Antitumour necrosis factor (TNF) monoclonal antibodies have become an invaluable treatment against chronic inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, due to increased risk of opportunistic infections, patients receiving antiTNF therapy should be closely monitored for serious infections. Here, we describe a case of acute Salmonella enteritidis infection of a joint arthroplasty that previously was functioning well, in a patient receiving infliximab treatment for RA. After prolonged antimicrobial chemotherapy and interrupted infliximab treatment, reimplantation of a new prosthesis was successfully performed two years after Salmonella septic arthritis. Therefore, because of the possibility of extraintestinal salmonellosis, screening for fecal colonization could be advisable in patients undergoing antiTNF treatment. Moreover, we emphasize the importance of appropriate counselling of these patients concerning food hygiene.
RESUMEN
Los anticuerpos monoclonales del factor de necrosis antitumoral (FNT) se han convertido en un valioso tratamiento contra las enfermedades inflamatorias crónicas como la artritis reumatoide (AR). Sin embargo, debido al mayor riesgo de infecciones oportunistas, los pacientes que reciben terapia antiFNT se deben se monitoreados muy de cerca con respecto a la posibilidad de infecciones serias. Aquí describimos un caso de infección aguda por Salmonella enteritidis de una artroplastia de articulación que anteriormente funcionaba bien, en un paciente que recibía tratamiento con infliximab por RA. Después de prolongadas quimioterapias antimicrobianas y tratamiento interrumpido con infliximab, se realizó exitosamente la reimplantación de una nueva prótesis, dos años después de la artritis séptica por Salmonella. Por lo tanto, debido a la posibilidad de una salmonelosis extraintestinal, podría ser aconsejable el tamizaje de la colonización fecal en pacientes sometidos a tratamiento antiFNT. Por otra parte, hacemos hincapié en la importancia de aconsejar apropiadamente a estos pacientes con respecto a la higiene de los alimentos.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Salmonella Infections / Arthritis, Infectious / Prosthesis-Related Infections / Salmonella enterica Limits: Female / Humans Language: English Journal: West Indian med. j Journal subject: Medicine Year: 2013 Type: Article Affiliation country: Croatia Institution/Affiliation country: Lovran Clinic for Orthopaedic Surgery/HR / University Hospital Rijeka/HR / University of Rijeka/HR

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Salmonella Infections / Arthritis, Infectious / Prosthesis-Related Infections / Salmonella enterica Limits: Female / Humans Language: English Journal: West Indian med. j Journal subject: Medicine Year: 2013 Type: Article Affiliation country: Croatia Institution/Affiliation country: Lovran Clinic for Orthopaedic Surgery/HR / University Hospital Rijeka/HR / University of Rijeka/HR