[Polyarthritis flare in patient with ankylosing spondylitis treated with infliximab]

Reumatismo. 2010 Jul-Sep;62(3):221-4. doi: 10.4081/reumatismo.2010.221.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

Over the last ten years, the treatment of seronegative spondyloarthropathies has changed dramatically with the introduction of the anti-tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα) agents. Nevertheless, there is a growing number of studies describing several adverse reactions in patients treated with biological agents. In the present report we describe the case of a 22-year-old male patient with ankylosing spondylitis who developed a "paradoxic" adverse reaction, while receiving infliximab.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / adverse effects*
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / therapeutic use
  • Arthritis / blood
  • Arthritis / chemically induced*
  • Fever / chemically induced
  • Humans
  • Immunosuppressive Agents / administration & dosage
  • Immunosuppressive Agents / adverse effects*
  • Immunosuppressive Agents / therapeutic use
  • Infliximab
  • Male
  • Methotrexate / administration & dosage
  • Methotrexate / therapeutic use
  • Spondylitis, Ankylosing / blood
  • Spondylitis, Ankylosing / drug therapy*
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Immunosuppressive Agents
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
  • Infliximab
  • Methotrexate