Acute Q Fever in an Ankylosing Spondyloarthritis Patient Treated with Etanercept.
Ahmed GuigaD KhalifaW Ben YahiaN El AmriA AtigN GhannouchiPublished in: Case reports in rheumatology (2021)
Q fever is a rare zoonotic infection caused by Coxiella burnetii. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) has an important role in the early control of this infection. However, TNF-α blockers increase the risk of infectious diseases. We present herein a patient who developed acute Q fever under anti-TNF-α who had a good evolution after anti-TNF stoppage and treatment with doxycycline.
Keyphrases
- rheumatoid arthritis
- disease activity
- infectious diseases
- liver failure
- ankylosing spondylitis
- case report
- respiratory failure
- drug induced
- aortic dissection
- rheumatoid arthritis patients
- hepatitis b virus
- intensive care unit
- combination therapy
- newly diagnosed
- angiotensin converting enzyme
- acute respiratory distress syndrome