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Disseminated Histoplasma capsulatum infection presenting with panniculitis and focal myositis in rheumatoid arthritis treated with etanercept
Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology , 05/21/09

Bourre-Tessier J et al. - The authors report the case of a patient with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) on etanercept who presented with panniculitis and focal myositis as manifestations of disseminated histoplasmosis. This review illustrates and emphasizes the importance of being highly suspicious for infection, including by opportunistic organisms, and to exclude such process in patients treated with a TNF-alpha inhibitor when faced with unusual complications, even when an alternative aetiology appears plausible.

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American Journal of Roentgenology, 10/26/09

CD23 mediates anti-mycobacterial activity of human macrophages
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Arthroscopic synovectomy, an alternative in the treatment of brucellar arthritis of the knee with prolonged course. A report of two cases
The Internet Journal of Orthopedic Surgery, 10/12/09

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Cancer risk in patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with anti-tumor necrosis factor [alpha] therapies: Does the risk change with the time since start of treatment?
Arthritis & Rheumatism, 11/05/09

Does rheumatoid arthritis equal diabetes mellitus as an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease? A prospective study
Arthritis Care and Research , 11/03/09

Follow-up results of 702 patients receiving tumor necrosis factor-alpha antagonists and evaluation of risk of tuberculosis
Rheumatology International, 10/26/09

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