Aseptic meningitis is a rare and aggressive complication of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), usually histologically characterised by rheumatoid nodules and lymphocytic aggregates in leptomeninges. The aim of this study was to describe the clinical onset and evolution of aseptic meningitis occurring during anti-TNF-alpha (TNF-α) therapy.

Aseptic meningitis occurring during anti-TNF-alpha therapy in rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis

Cavazzana, Ilaria;Fredi, Micaela;TINCANI, Angela;Franceschini, Franco
2014-01-01

Abstract

Aseptic meningitis is a rare and aggressive complication of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), usually histologically characterised by rheumatoid nodules and lymphocytic aggregates in leptomeninges. The aim of this study was to describe the clinical onset and evolution of aseptic meningitis occurring during anti-TNF-alpha (TNF-α) therapy.
2014
Inglese
32
5
732-4
Anti-Inflammatory Agents; Arthritis, Rheumatoid; Female; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Meningitis, Aseptic; Middle Aged; Remission Induction; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Spondylitis, Ankylosing; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome; Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
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5
info:eu-repo/semantics/article
262
Cavazzana, Ilaria; Taraborelli, Mara; Fredi, Micaela; Tincani, Angela; Franceschini, Franco
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