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Large Vessel Vasculitis Occurring in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient under Anti-TNF Therapy
Joint Authors
Cestelli, Valentina
Campomori, Federica
Ciaffi, Sara
Sandri, Gilda
Ferri, Clodoveo
Spinella, Amelia
Esposito, Carmela
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-12-03
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Vasculitis is a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by the presence of necrotic inflammatory phenomena and destruction of blood vessels.
Vasculitis is classified as primary (idiopathic) or secondary to infections, connective tissue diseases and drugs but can also be considered as a paraneoplastic phenomenon.
Evidence shows that the increasing use of biological agents results in a growing number of reports of autoimmune diseases induced by these therapies.
An inflammatory articular chronic disease such as rheumatoid arthritis may be complicated by extra-articular manifestations, such as cutaneous or systemic vasculitis.
Herewith, we describe the case of a great vessels arteritis in a patient affected by rheumatoid arthritis in therapy with an anti-TNF agent (etanercept).
American Psychological Association (APA)
Cestelli, Valentina& Spinella, Amelia& Campomori, Federica& Esposito, Carmela& Ciaffi, Sara& Sandri, Gilda…[et al.]. 2014. Large Vessel Vasculitis Occurring in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient under Anti-TNF Therapy. Case Reports in Medicine،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Cestelli, Valentina…[et al.]. Large Vessel Vasculitis Occurring in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient under Anti-TNF Therapy. Case Reports in Medicine No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Cestelli, Valentina& Spinella, Amelia& Campomori, Federica& Esposito, Carmela& Ciaffi, Sara& Sandri, Gilda…[et al.]. Large Vessel Vasculitis Occurring in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient under Anti-TNF Therapy. Case Reports in Medicine. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1034798
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1034798