Tuberculosis Arthritis in the Wrist While Using Rituximab for Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment
OPEN ACCESS RHEUMATOLOGY-RESEARCH AND REVIEWS, cilt.12, ss.203-206, 2020 (ESCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 12
- Basım Tarihi: 2020
- Doi Numarası: 10.2147/oarrr.s268852
- Dergi Adı: OPEN ACCESS RHEUMATOLOGY-RESEARCH AND REVIEWS
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, EMBASE, Directory of Open Access Journals
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.203-206
- Anahtar Kelimeler: rheumatoid arthritis, rituximab, tuberculosis, infection, THERAPY, INFECTIONS
- Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
- Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Introduction: Data from clinical trials indicate that there are no increased risk of tuberculosis (TB) infections in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients while using rituximab (RTX). Herein, we report a RA patient who developed TB arthritis while using RTX.