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Case Reports
. 2007 Aug;26(8):1344-5.
doi: 10.1007/s10067-006-0356-5. Epub 2006 Jul 25.

Visceral leishmaniasis infection in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis treated with etanercept

V Bagalas  1 , I Kioumis, P Argyropoulou, D Patakas
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Visceral leishmaniasis infection in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis treated with etanercept

V Bagalas et al. Clin Rheumatol. 2007 Aug.

Abstract

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a severe disease that can develop in immunocompromised patients. Antitumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) treatment of rheumatoid arthritis can result in clinical benefits, but with an increased risk of opportunistic infections. Leishmania infection in patients treated with TNF-alpha antagonists is extremely rare; for this reason, we report a patient with VL after etanercept treatment who had an unfavorable outcome.

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