Disseminated sporotrichosis associated with treatment with immunosuppressants and tumor necrosis factor-alpha antagonists.

Gottlieb, Geoffrey S; Lesser, Cammie F; Holmes, King K; Wald, Anna · Clin Infect Dis · 2003

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

We report a case of disseminated sporotrichosis in a 49-year-old man who was treated with multiple immunosuppressants, including tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha antagonists (etanercept and infliximab), for presumed inflammation arthritis. This case illustrates the potential for infectious complications related to the use of cytotoxic immunosuppressants and anticytokine agents, such as TNF-alpha antagonists.

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