Primary cutaneous Nocardia otitidiscaviarum infection in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis treated with infliximab.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Anti-tumor necrosis factor-a (anti-TNF-a) therapy strategies result in significant clinical benefits in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, but with an increased rate of serious infectious diseases. We describe a patient receiving infliximab who developed a primary cutaneous Nocardia otitidiscaviarum infection after a skin injury.
Medical subject headings
- Antibodies, Monoclonal
- Antirheumatic Agents
- Arthritis, Rheumatoid
- Nocardia Infections
- Skin Diseases, Bacterial