Whipple's endocarditis as a complication of tumour necrosis factor-α antagonist treatment in a man with ankylosing spondylitis

Rheumatology

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1600-1602

  Daïen, Claire Immediato ^a   Cohen, Jean David ^a   Makinson, Alain ^b   Battistella, Pascal ^c   Bilak, Estelle Jumas ^d   Jorgensen, Christian ^a   Reynes, Jacques ^b   Raoult, Didier ^e  

^a LAPEYRONIE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b HÔPITAL SAINT ELOI   (France)

^c HÔPITAL ARNAUD DE VILLENEUVE   (France)

^d UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^e AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; ETANERCEPT; GENTAMICIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA ANTIBODY;

AGED; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DUODENUM BIOPSY; ENDOCARDITIS; HUMAN; INTESTINE LIPODYSTROPHY; LETTER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; HUMANS; MALE; SPONDYLITIS, ANKYLOSING; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA; WHIPPLE DISEASE;

EID: 77954705956     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keq089     Document Type: Letter

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