Central nervous system Aspergillus fumigatus presenting as cranial nerve palsy in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis on anti-TNF therapy

Rheumatology (Oxford). 2008 May;47(5):739-40. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/ken088. Epub 2008 Apr 1.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Aspergillosis / diagnosis
  • Aspergillosis / etiology*
  • Aspergillus fumigatus*
  • Cranial Nerve Diseases / microbiology*
  • Etanercept
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin G / therapeutic use
  • Immunosuppressive Agents / therapeutic use
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor / therapeutic use
  • Spondylitis, Ankylosing / drug therapy*
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / antagonists & inhibitors*

Substances

  • Immunoglobulin G
  • Immunosuppressive Agents
  • Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
  • Etanercept