Successful use of Etanercept for the treatment of Reiter's syndrome: A case report and review of the literature

Rheumatology International

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-3

  Edrees, Amr ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Etanercept; Reactive arthritis; Tumor necrosis factor (TNF ) blockers

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; ETANERCEPT; IBUPROFEN; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISONE; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; HUMAN; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTIVE ARTHRITIS; REITER SYNDROME; REVIEW; URETHRITIS;

ADULT; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, REACTIVE; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; RECEPTORS, TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 84857122759     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: 1437160X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-011-2000-1     Document Type: Review

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