SCEDOSPORIUM INFECTION IN A PATIENT WITH ANTI-TNFα THERAPY

Patients on anti-TNFα therapy are at increased risk for rare opportunistic infections. Here we are reporting a case of Scedosporium apiospermum infection in a patient treated with anti-TNF for 5 years. Patients on anti-TNFα need close follow-up and clinicians should be suspicious for atypical infect...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Nguyen, Caroline T, Raychaudhuri, Siba P
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2011
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3088944/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21572800
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5154.77560
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Sumario:Patients on anti-TNFα therapy are at increased risk for rare opportunistic infections. Here we are reporting a case of Scedosporium apiospermum infection in a patient treated with anti-TNF for 5 years. Patients on anti-TNFα need close follow-up and clinicians should be suspicious for atypical infections in these immunocompromised hosts.

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