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Early instauration granulomatous pneumonitis associated with use of etanercept in seronegative spondyloarthropathy: Case report
- Source :
- Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, Vol 30, Iss , Pp 101079- (2020)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Elsevier, 2020.
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Abstract
- Spondyloarthropathies are a group of chronic inflammatory disorders that involve the joints of the axial skeleton, peripheral joints and have extra-articular manifestations. Treatment includes inhibitors of tumor necrosis factor α. Currently there are five approved inhibitors: a soluble receptor, Etanercept and four monoclonal.Etanercept has very low toxicity with pulmonary adverse reactions being very rare. We present the case of a patient who developed respiratory symptoms and pulmonary infiltrates of rapid evolution after the third dose of treatment with Etanercept.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 22130071
- Volume :
- 30
- Issue :
- 101079-
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.2bed1223ef14ca4be36be9c10f2602a
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2020.101079