Tonsillar tuberculosis in a rheumatoid arthritis patient receiving anti-TNFalpha (adalimumab) treatment.

Efde, M N

Tonsillar tuberculosis in a rheumatoid arthritis patient receiving anti-TNFalpha (adalimumab) treatment. [electronic resource] - The Netherlands journal of medicine Mar 2005 - 112-4 p. digital

Publication Type: Case Reports; Journal Article

0300-2977


Adalimumab
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Antibodies, Monoclonal--adverse effects
Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
Antitubercular Agents--therapeutic use
Arthritis, Rheumatoid--blood
DNA, Bacterial--analysis
Diagnosis, Differential
Drug Therapy, Combination--therapeutic use
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Mycobacterium tuberculosis--genetics
Palatine Tonsil--microbiology
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Risk Factors
Tuberculosis, Laryngeal--diagnosis
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary--diagnosis
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha--antagonists & inhibitors