| Successful use of Etanercept for the treatment of Reiter's syndrome: a case report and review of the literature. | |
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PMID: 21785961 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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The treatment of severe and refractory cases of reactive arthritis is not well defined. There is a limited data about the use of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) blockers in reactive arthritis. Herein is a description of a patient with severe case of Chlamydia trachomatis-related reactive arthritis that was refractory to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, sulfasalazine, prednisone, and methotrexate and was successfully treated with etanercept. |
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Amr Edrees |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-7-23 |
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Title: Rheumatology international Volume: - ISSN: 1437-160X ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Jul |
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Created Date: 2011-7-25 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8206885 Medline TA: Rheumatol Int Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, USA, edreesa@umkc.edu. |
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