Developing of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis during Etanercept Therapy

We describe a 67-year-old woman who developed c-ANCA positive vasculitis with involvement in eyes, skin, kidney, peripheral nerves, and upper and lower airway during treatment with etanercept therapy for rheumatoid arthritis. A diagnosis of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis was done. Thus, anti-TNF t...

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Autores principales: Ortiz-Sierra, María Clara, Echeverri, Andrés Felipe, Tobón, Gabriel J., Cañas, Carlos Alberto
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3965911/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24707429
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/210108
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Sumario:We describe a 67-year-old woman who developed c-ANCA positive vasculitis with involvement in eyes, skin, kidney, peripheral nerves, and upper and lower airway during treatment with etanercept therapy for rheumatoid arthritis. A diagnosis of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis was done. Thus, anti-TNF therapy may be associated with the development of ANCA positive vasculitis.

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