Acute Q Fever in an Ankylosing Spondyloarthritis Patient Treated with Etanercept

Acute Q Fever in an Ankylosing Spondyloarthritis Patient Treated with Etanercept

Q fever is a rare zoonotic infection caused by Coxiella burnetii. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) has an important role in the early control of this infection. However, TNF-α blockers increase the risk of infectious diseases. We present herein a patient who developed acute Q fever under anti-TNF...

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Main Authors: A. Guiga, D. Khalifa, W. Ben Yahia, N. El Amri, A. Atig, N. Ghannouchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2021-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Rheumatology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/9944387

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