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Large Vessel Vasculitis Occurring in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient under Anti-TNF Therapy.
- Source :
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Case Reports in Medicine . 2014, p1-5. 5p. - Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- Vasculitis is a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by the presence of necrotic inflammatory phenomena and destruction of blood vessels. Vasculitis is classified as primary (idiopathic) or secondary to infections, connective tissue diseases and drugs but can also be considered as a paraneoplastic phenomenon. Evidence shows that the increasing use of biological agents results in a growing number of reports of autoimmune diseases induced by these therapies. An inflammatory articular chronic disease such as rheumatoid arthritis may be complicated by extra-articular manifestations, such as cutaneous or systemic vasculitis. Herewith, we describe the case of a great vessels arteritis in a patient affected by rheumatoid arthritis in therapy with an anti-TNF agent (etanercept). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 16879627
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Case Reports in Medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 100519003
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/624184