Tuberculosis Arthritis in the Wrist While Using Rituximab for Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment

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ULUSOY H., Cakan O. A., Tuna N. T.

OPEN ACCESS RHEUMATOLOGY-RESEARCH AND REVIEWS, cilt.12, ss.203-206, 2020 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 12
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.2147/oarrr.s268852
  • Dergi Adı: OPEN ACCESS RHEUMATOLOGY-RESEARCH AND REVIEWS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, EMBASE, Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.203-206
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: rheumatoid arthritis, rituximab, tuberculosis, infection, THERAPY, INFECTIONS
  • Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Introduction: Data from clinical trials indicate that there are no increased risk of tuberculosis (TB) infections in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients while using rituximab (RTX). Herein, we report a RA patient who developed TB arthritis while using RTX.