• Medientyp: E-Artikel
  • Titel: Herpes Simplex Encephalitis during Treatment with Tumor Necrosis Factor–α Inhibitors
  • Beteiligte: Bradford, Russell D.; Pettit, April C.; Wright, Patty W.; Mulligan, Mark J.; Moreland, Larry W.; McLain, David A.; Gnann, John W.; Bloch, Karen C.
  • Erschienen: University of Chicago Press, 2009
  • Erschienen in: Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • ISSN: 1058-4838
  • Schlagwörter: BRIEF REPORTS
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  • Beschreibung: <p>We report 3 cases of herpes simplex virus encephalitis in patients receiving tumor necrosis factor–alpha (TNF-α) inhibitors for rheumatologic disorders. Although TNF-α inhibitors have been reported to increase the risk of other infectious diseases, to our knowledge, an association between anti–TNF-α drugs and herpes simplex virus encephalitis has not been previously described.</p>
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