The skin tissue is adversely affected by TNF-alpha blockers in patients with chronic inflammatory arthritis: a 5-year prospective analysis

OBJECTIVE: We evaluated the incidence of and the main risk factors associated with cutaneous adverse events in patients with chronic inflammatory arthritis following anti-TNF-α therapy. METHODS: A total of 257 patients with active arthritis who were taking TNF-α blockers, including 158 patients wi...

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Main Authors: Natalia P. Machado, Edgard Torres dos Reis Neto, Maria Roberta M.P. Soares, Daniele S. Freitas, Adriana Porro, Rozana M. Ciconelli, Marcelo M. Pinheiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2013-09-01
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322013000901189&lng=en&tlng=en