Disseminated tuberculosis infection and paradoxical reaction during antimycobacterial treatment related to TNF-alpha blocker agent Infliximab
Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha inhibitors play an important role in the treatment of immun-mediated diseases such as Crohn's disease. But they also have been related to increased risk for disseminated Mycobacterium tuberculosis infections and paradoxical response to antimycobacterial treatme...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2014-01-01
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| Series: | Respiratory Medicine Case Reports |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007114000434 |