Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis Treated with Abatacept
Joint Authors
Cañas, Carlos Alberto
Ospina, Fabio E.
Tobón, Gabriel J.
Bonilla Abadía, Fabio
Agualimpia, A.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-09-17
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease characterized by synovial membrane inflammation and joint cartilage destruction.
Abatacept is a biologic agent that blocks the costimulation signals, preventing antigen presentation and proliferation of T lymphocytes.
It is approved for the treatment of patients with RA.
Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) is an infectious disease complicating several immunosuppressive drugs.
PJP associated with abatacept has not been reported yet in the medical literature.
Various factors, such as the mechanism of action of abatacept, may contribute to predisposing to Pneumocystis jirovecii infection.
In this paper, we report a patient with RA who developed PJP under abatacept treatment.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ospina, Fabio E.& Agualimpia, A.& Bonilla Abadía, Fabio& Cañas, Carlos Alberto& Tobón, Gabriel J.. 2014. Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis Treated with Abatacept. Case Reports in Rheumatology،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ospina, Fabio E.…[et al.]. Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis Treated with Abatacept. Case Reports in Rheumatology No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1017711
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ospina, Fabio E.& Agualimpia, A.& Bonilla Abadía, Fabio& Cañas, Carlos Alberto& Tobón, Gabriel J.. Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis Treated with Abatacept. Case Reports in Rheumatology. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1017711
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1017711