Autoimmune Pitfalls of Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha Therapy

MeSH terms

• Arthritis, Rheumatoid / drug therapy*
• Arthritis, Rheumatoid / immunology
• Autoantibodies / blood
• Autoimmunity / drug effects
• Etanercept
• Humans
• Immunoglobulin G* / administration & dosage
• Immunoglobulin G* / adverse effects
• Immunosuppressive Agents / administration & dosage
• Immunosuppressive Agents / adverse effects
• Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic* / chemically induced
• Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic* / diagnosis
• Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic* / immunology
• Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic* / physiopathology
• Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic* / therapy
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Prednisone / administration & dosage*
• Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor* / administration & dosage
• Recombinant Fusion Proteins / administration & dosage
• Recombinant Fusion Proteins / adverse effects
• Treatment Outcome
• Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / antagonists & inhibitors*
• Withholding Treatment