Fatal Unusual Miliary Tuberculosis in which a Patient Developed Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Induced by Infliximab: An Autopsy Case Report

Anti-tumor necrosis factor α (anti-TNFα) agents increase the risk of tuberculosis (TB), but cases are rarely fatal. This report concerns a patient who was undergoing treatment with infliximab and presented with acute respiratory distress syndrome due to miliary TB without a miliary shadow. The findi...

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Autores principales: Miyoshi, Shion, Takasaki, Jin, Mine, Sohtaro, Kono, Masanori, Igari, Toru, Takeda, Yuichiro, Hojo, Masayuki, Sugiyama, Haruhito
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine 2017
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5478571/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28458316
http://dx.doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.56.7944

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