A Fatal Case of Relapsing Pneumonia Caused by in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis After Two Injections of Adalimumab

A Fatal Case of Relapsing Pneumonia Caused by in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis After Two Injections of Adalimumab

We present a rare fatal case of relapsing pneumonia caused by Legionella pneumophila in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis after only two injections of adalimumab. A 78-year-old Japanese woman with a 14-year history of rheumatoid arthritis was prescribed adalimumab because her disease activity rema...

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Main Authors: Masatoshi Hayashi, Hiroshi Kuraishi, Takeshi Masubuchi, Kaneyuki Furihata, Yuka Aida, Tomonori Kobayakawa, Masao Deguchi, Toshihisa Kojima, Naoki Ishiguro, Toshihisa Kanamono
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2013-01-01
Series:Clinical Medicine Insights: Case Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.4137/CCRep.S11641

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https://doi.org/10.4137/CCRep.S11641

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