Fatal streptococcal toxic shock syndrome in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis treated with etanercept [6]

Rheumatology

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1200-1201

  Uthman, I W ^a   Husari, A ^a   Touma, Z ^a   Kanj, S S ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLOROQUINE; ETANERCEPT; INFUSION FLUID; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CUSHINGOID SYNDROME; DETERIORATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG FEVER; ELECTROLYTE INTAKE; FATALITY; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; LETTER; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; NAUSEA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; STREPTOCOCCUS; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME; VOMITING;

ADULT; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; RECEPTORS, TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR; SHOCK, SEPTIC; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 24144443848     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keh680     Document Type: Letter

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