Case Report

Vol. 5 No. 1 (2018): European Journal of Rheumatology

Pulmonary aspergillosis after treatment with infliximab in Still’s disease and a literature review of Still’s disease and pulmonary aspergillosis

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Emrah Şeyhoğlu
Abdülsamet Erden
Levent Kılıç
Ömer Karadağ
Sevtap Arıkan Akdağlı
Ali Akdoğan
Umut Kalyoncu

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The use of anti-tumor necrosis factor alpha (anti-TNF-α) agents has increased during the past decade in rheumatology practice. Opportunistic infections have been reported with anti-TNF-α agents in clinical trials and post-marketing usage. Aspergillus infection is a rare opportunistic infection that is associated with immunosuppression, and there are reported cases of pulmonary aspergillosis in various rheumatic diseases treated with anti-TNF-α agents. Here, we present the first case of pulmonary aspergillosis associated with infliximab treatment in a patient with Still’s disease.



 



Cite this article as: Şeyhoğlu E, Erden A, Kılıç L, Karadağ Ö, Arıkan Akdağlı S, Akdoğan A, et al. Pulmonary aspergillosis after treatment with infliximab in Still’s disease and a literature review of Still’s disease and pulmonary aspergillosis. Eur J Rheumatol 2018; 5: 75-8.

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