Inefficacy or Paradoxical Effect? Uveitis in Ankylosing Spondylitis Treated with Etanercept

Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is presented with axial and peripheral articular involvement. Uveitis is a severe and rather specific manifestation of AS. Biologics targeting tumor necrosis factor (TNF) α are effective on both articular and ocular manifestations of disease. The occurrence of uveitis in...

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Main Authors: Bernd Raffeiner, Francesca Ometto, Livio Bernardi, Costantino Botsios, Leonardo Punzi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/471319