Severe glandular tularemia in a patient treated with anti-tumour necrosis factor for psoriatic arthritis

A case of severe glandular tularemia in a patient receiving anti-tumour necrosis factor (TNF) therapy is reported here. The patient required prolonged treatment with doxycycline–ciprofloxacin due to early relapse after ciprofloxacin was stopped. Tularemia may have a more severe course in patients re...

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Main Authors: Ruxandra Calin, Eric Caumes, Florence Reibel, Anzime Ali Mohamed, Florence Brossier, Violaine Foltz, Samia Boussouar, Bruno Fautrel, Max Maurin, Christine Katlama, Valérie Pourcher
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-07-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
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spelling doaj-1132bf7c8bab49d8aae00a2e1c786bfd2020-11-24T23:17:55ZengElsevierInternational Journal of Infectious Diseases1201-97121878-35112017-07-0160C1310.1016/j.ijid.2017.04.014Severe glandular tularemia in a patient treated with anti-tumour necrosis factor for psoriatic arthritisRuxandra Calin0Eric Caumes1Florence Reibel2Anzime Ali Mohamed3Florence Brossier4Violaine Foltz5Samia Boussouar6Bruno Fautrel7Max Maurin8Christine Katlama9Valérie Pourcher10Infectious and Tropical Diseases Department, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Pierre et Marie Curie University, Paris, FranceInfectious and Tropical Diseases Department, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Pierre et Marie Curie University, Paris, FranceBacteriology Department, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Pierre et Marie Curie University, Paris, FranceInfectious and Tropical Diseases Department, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Pierre et Marie Curie University, Paris, FranceBacteriology Department, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Pierre et Marie Curie University, Paris, FranceRheumatology Department, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Pierre et Marie Curie University, Paris, FranceRadiology Department, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Pierre et Marie Curie University, Paris, FranceRheumatology Department, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Pierre et Marie Curie University, Paris, FranceCNR des Francisella, Laboratoire de Bactériologie, Institut de Biologie et Pathologie, CHU de Grenoble, Grenoble, FranceInfectious and Tropical Diseases Department, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Pierre et Marie Curie University, Paris, FranceInfectious and Tropical Diseases Department, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Pierre et Marie Curie University, Paris, FranceA case of severe glandular tularemia in a patient receiving anti-tumour necrosis factor (TNF) therapy is reported here. The patient required prolonged treatment with doxycycline–ciprofloxacin due to early relapse after ciprofloxacin was stopped. Tularemia may have a more severe course in patients receiving anti-TNF. This may thus be an indication for more aggressive treatment.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S120197121730125XTularemiaPsoriatic arthritisAnti-TNF therapyCertolizumab
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author Ruxandra Calin
Eric Caumes
Florence Reibel
Anzime Ali Mohamed
Florence Brossier
Violaine Foltz
Samia Boussouar
Bruno Fautrel
Max Maurin
Christine Katlama
Valérie Pourcher
spellingShingle Ruxandra Calin
Eric Caumes
Florence Reibel
Anzime Ali Mohamed
Florence Brossier
Violaine Foltz
Samia Boussouar
Bruno Fautrel
Max Maurin
Christine Katlama
Valérie Pourcher
Severe glandular tularemia in a patient treated with anti-tumour necrosis factor for psoriatic arthritis
International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Tularemia
Psoriatic arthritis
Anti-TNF therapy
Certolizumab
author_facet Ruxandra Calin
Eric Caumes
Florence Reibel
Anzime Ali Mohamed
Florence Brossier
Violaine Foltz
Samia Boussouar
Bruno Fautrel
Max Maurin
Christine Katlama
Valérie Pourcher
author_sort Ruxandra Calin
title Severe glandular tularemia in a patient treated with anti-tumour necrosis factor for psoriatic arthritis
title_short Severe glandular tularemia in a patient treated with anti-tumour necrosis factor for psoriatic arthritis
title_full Severe glandular tularemia in a patient treated with anti-tumour necrosis factor for psoriatic arthritis
title_fullStr Severe glandular tularemia in a patient treated with anti-tumour necrosis factor for psoriatic arthritis
title_full_unstemmed Severe glandular tularemia in a patient treated with anti-tumour necrosis factor for psoriatic arthritis
title_sort severe glandular tularemia in a patient treated with anti-tumour necrosis factor for psoriatic arthritis
publisher Elsevier
series International Journal of Infectious Diseases
issn 1201-9712
1878-3511
publishDate 2017-07-01
description A case of severe glandular tularemia in a patient receiving anti-tumour necrosis factor (TNF) therapy is reported here. The patient required prolonged treatment with doxycycline–ciprofloxacin due to early relapse after ciprofloxacin was stopped. Tularemia may have a more severe course in patients receiving anti-TNF. This may thus be an indication for more aggressive treatment.
topic Tularemia
Psoriatic arthritis
Anti-TNF therapy
Certolizumab
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S120197121730125X
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