Varicella zoster virus myelitis in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis treated by tofacitinib

Scand J Rheumatol. 2021 Jul;50(4):319-321. doi: 10.1080/03009742.2020.1800082. Epub 2020 Sep 17.

Authors

T Itamiya¹, T Komai¹, Y Tsuchida¹, H Shoda¹, K Fujio¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Allergy and Rheumatology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.

PMID: 32940139
DOI: 10.1080/03009742.2020.1800082

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Arthritis, Rheumatoid / drug therapy*
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Myelitis / diagnostic imaging*
Myelitis / virology
Piperidines / adverse effects*
Piperidines / therapeutic use
Protein Kinase Inhibitors / adverse effects*
Protein Kinase Inhibitors / therapeutic use
Pyrimidines / adverse effects*
Pyrimidines / therapeutic use
Varicella Zoster Virus Infection / diagnostic imaging*
Varicella Zoster Virus Infection / etiology

Substances

Piperidines
Protein Kinase Inhibitors
Pyrimidines
tofacitinib