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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2009-08-01
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Series: | Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/230949900901700223 |