A CASE REPORT OF CHRONIC NECROTISING ASPERGILLOSIS ON TOCILIZUMAB THERAPY
Keywords:
Rheumatoid arthritis, adalimumab, tocilizumab, chronic necrotizing aspergillosis
Abstract
A case report of 64 years old gentleman with underlying Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) which was resistant to disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARD); prednisolone, methotrexate, sulfasalazine, and hydroxychloroquine required adalimumab. He did not respond to adalimumab and tocilizumab was subsequently given. He however developed pulmonary symptoms of which further investigations revealed high suspicion of Chronic necrotizing aspergillosis. We discuss our challenges in managing this case.
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Wan Asyraf WZ, MS MS, R P, AH MF. A CASE REPORT OF CHRONIC NECROTISING ASPERGILLOSIS ON TOCILIZUMAB THERAPY. Med. res. chronicles [Internet]. 2015Jun.15 [cited 2024May5];2(3):451-5. Available from: https://medrech.com/index.php/medrech/article/view/106
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