Pulmonary Embolism following Cessation of Infliximab for Treatment of Miliary Tuberculosis
We report a case of a 41-year-old male who presented with tachycardia and swelling of his left arm six weeks after he started antituberculosis treatment and stopped his rheumatoid arthritis infliximab treatment. He was diagnosed with pulmonary embolism by chest CT and initially treated with warfarin...
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| description | We report a case of a 41-year-old male who presented with tachycardia and swelling of his left arm six weeks after he started antituberculosis treatment and stopped his rheumatoid arthritis infliximab treatment. He was diagnosed with pulmonary embolism by chest CT and initially treated with warfarin, which interacted with his antituberculosis treatment. This presentation of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism as part of immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome has not been previously reported for infliximab treated patients. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2ebe94719cb04bacbc3b373b9d81da332025-02-03T06:00:54ZengWileyCase Reports in Pulmonology2090-68462090-68542014-01-01201410.1155/2014/479025479025Pulmonary Embolism following Cessation of Infliximab for Treatment of Miliary TuberculosisBrian Lee0Farid Moosavy1Thomas Jefferson University, 1025 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USAAttending, Pulmonary and Critical Care Section, Christiana Care Health System, 4745 Ogletown-Stanton Road, Map 1, Suite 220, Newark, DE 19713, USAWe report a case of a 41-year-old male who presented with tachycardia and swelling of his left arm six weeks after he started antituberculosis treatment and stopped his rheumatoid arthritis infliximab treatment. He was diagnosed with pulmonary embolism by chest CT and initially treated with warfarin, which interacted with his antituberculosis treatment. This presentation of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism as part of immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome has not been previously reported for infliximab treated patients.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/479025 |
| spellingShingle | Brian Lee Farid Moosavy Pulmonary Embolism following Cessation of Infliximab for Treatment of Miliary Tuberculosis Case Reports in Pulmonology |
| title | Pulmonary Embolism following Cessation of Infliximab for Treatment of Miliary Tuberculosis |
| title_full | Pulmonary Embolism following Cessation of Infliximab for Treatment of Miliary Tuberculosis |
| title_fullStr | Pulmonary Embolism following Cessation of Infliximab for Treatment of Miliary Tuberculosis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pulmonary Embolism following Cessation of Infliximab for Treatment of Miliary Tuberculosis |
| title_short | Pulmonary Embolism following Cessation of Infliximab for Treatment of Miliary Tuberculosis |
| title_sort | pulmonary embolism following cessation of infliximab for treatment of miliary tuberculosis |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/479025 |
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