Paradoxical worsening of nontuberculous mycobacterial disease after the discontinuation of antitumor necrosis factor therapy: A case report

Antitumor necrosis factor–associated nontuberculous mycobacteria-immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) has rarely been reported. An 84-year-old woman with a history of rheumatoid arthritis treated with etanercept was diagnosed with Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) pulmonary disease six...

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Main Authors: Daijiro Nabeya, Tomoo Kishaba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007122000211