Idiopathic recurrent pericarditis treated successfully with tumour necrosis factor alpha blocking agents (anti-TNF-α)

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 776-778

  González Nieto, Juan Carlo ^a   Monteagudo, Indalecio ^a,b   López Longo, Francisco Javier ^a   Serrano, Belén ^a   Mata, Carmen ^a   Carreño, Luis ^a  

^a Department of Rheumatology ^*  (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anti TNF; Recurrent pericarditis

Indexed keywords

ADALIMUMAB; ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; AZATHIOPRINE; COLCHICINE; ETANERCEPT; IBUPROFEN; INDOMETACIN; METHOTREXATE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PREDNISONE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA INHIBITOR;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CUSHING SYNDROME; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSPNEA; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC RECURRENT PERICARDITIS; MALE; MONARTHRITIS; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDIOCENTESIS; PERICARDITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TETANUS PROPHYLAXIS; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CHILD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERICARDITIS; RECURRENCE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 84884911477     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: 1593098X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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