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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.
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>