کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
9385952 1280692 2005 4 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Improvement of refractory rheumatoid arthritis-associated constrictive bronchiolitis with etanercept
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی پزشکی ریوی و تنفسی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Improvement of refractory rheumatoid arthritis-associated constrictive bronchiolitis with etanercept
چکیده انگلیسی
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA)-associated constrictive bronchiolitis is a severe condition with no established efficient treatment. A 55-year-old woman with seropositive RA developed rapidly progressive constrictive bronchiolitis confirmed by lung biopsy. Her clinical condition worsened despite steroids and azathioprine. Treatment with etanercept-a tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α inhibitor-combined with methotrexate, resulted in a marked improvement of both her clinical condition and pulmonary function tests. Treatment with TNF-α inhibitors and methotrexate may be proposed in RA-associated constrictive bronchiolitis, a severe condition hitherto not amenable to improvement.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Respiratory Medicine - Volume 99, Issue 4, April 2005, Pages 511-514
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