Effectiveness and Safety of Infliximab in Two Cases of Severe Chondrocalcinosis: Nine Years of Follow-Up

Objectives. To investigate the efficacy of infliximab in the treatment of severe calcium pyrophosphate deposition diseases (CPPD). Methods. Two patients with severe CPPD and diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis- (DISH-) like phenotype are described. Both patients were resistant to therapy with n...

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Main Authors: Jácome Bruges-Armas, Bruno F. Bettencourt, Ana R. Couto, Manuela Lima, Ana M. Rodrigues, Nathan Vastesaeger, Matthew A. Brown
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Rheumatology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/536856