Reversible T-large granular lymphocyte expansion and neutropenia associated with adalimumab therapy

Rheumatology International

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 201-202

  Theodoridou, Athina ^a   Kartsios, Charalambos ^b   Yiannaki, Efthalia ^b   Markala, Dimitra ^b   Settas, Lucas ^a  

^a AHEPA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b THEAGENIO CANCER HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Adalimumab; Neutropenia; Rheumatoid arthritis; T LGL

Indexed keywords

ADALIMUMAB; ALENDRONIC ACID; ALFACALCIDOL; ETANERCEPT; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; METHOTREXATE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; STEROID; THYROXINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; LARGE GRANULAR LYMPHOCYTE; LYMPHOCYTOSIS; NEUTROPENIA; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; BIOLOGICAL RESPONSE MODIFIERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS; LYMPHOCYTOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUTROPENIA; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 33846139977     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-006-0187-3     Document Type: Article

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