A Life-Threatening Abscess in a Patient Treated with a Tumour Necrosis Factor-Alpha Antagonist: A Case Report

A 25-year-old man with a 3-year history of ankylosing spondylitis presented with a sudden onset of pain in his left thigh. His ankylosing spondylitis had been treated for 2 years with the tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) antagonist infliximab. The initial diagnosis was a muscular tear, and non-s...

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Main Authors: Dieter Cadosch, Lisa Neukom, Oliver P Gautschi, Rene Zellweger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2009-08-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/230949900901700223