A Case of Miliary Tuberculosis in a Patient with Behcet's Disease and Uveitis Receiving Infliximab / 결핵및호흡기질환
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
;
: 454-457, 2009.
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in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-141212
ABSTRACT
Infliximab, a TNF-alpha antagonist, has been used to treat refractory rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, Crohn's disease and Behcet's disease. Tuberculosis (TB) is a well-known opportunistic infection in patients receiving infliximab. Therefore, patients should be screened and treated for latent or active TB infection before being administered infliximab. Recently, we encountered a case of military TB during infliximab therapy in a patient suffering from Behcet's disease and uveitis. We report this case with a review of the relevant literature.
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Main subject:
Arthritis, Rheumatoid
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Spondylitis, Ankylosing
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Stress, Psychological
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Tuberculosis
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Tuberculosis, Miliary
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Uveitis
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Opportunistic Infections
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Crohn Disease
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Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
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Infliximab
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
Year:
2009
Type:
Article
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