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Erschienen in: Clinical Rheumatology 3/2004

01.06.2004 | Letter

Miliary tuberculosis after infliximab therapy in Lebanon

verfasst von: Imad Uthman, Nadim Kanj, Jinane El-Sayad, Abdul-Rahman Bizri

Erschienen in: Clinical Rheumatology | Ausgabe 3/2004

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Therapy with tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors, especially infliximab, has been associated with an increased risk of active tuberculosis (TB). We would like to report the case of a patient with pyoderma gangrenosum who developed miliary TB shortly after the initiation of treatment with infliximab. …
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Metadaten
Titel
Miliary tuberculosis after infliximab therapy in Lebanon
verfasst von
Imad Uthman
Nadim Kanj
Jinane El-Sayad
Abdul-Rahman Bizri
Publikationsdatum
01.06.2004
Verlag
Springer-Verlag
Erschienen in
Clinical Rheumatology / Ausgabe 3/2004
Print ISSN: 0770-3198
Elektronische ISSN: 1434-9949
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-004-0873-z

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