Mycobacterium marinum tenosynovitis in a patient on etanercept therapy for rheumatoid arthritis

Journal of Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 265-268

  Chopra, Nagesh ^a   Kirschenbaum, Abram E ^a   Widman, David ^a  

^a Long Term Care Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Etanercept; Immunosuppression; Mycobacterium marinum; Tumor necrosis factor

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; CORTICOSTEROID; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; ETANERCEPT; IMIPENEM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CROHN DISEASE; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MALE; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM MARINUM; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; TENOSYNOVITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WRIST DISEASE;

EID: 0036790273     PISSN: 10761608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124743-200210000-00007     Document Type: Article

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