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Clinical aspects and management of cutaneous leishmaniasis in rheumatoid patients treated with TNF-α antagonists

Neumayr, Andreas L. C. and Morizot, Gloria and Visser, Leo G. and Lockwood, Diana N. J. and Beck, Bernhard R. and Schneider, Stefan and Bellaud, Guillaume and Cordoliani, Florence and Foulet, Françoise and Laffitte, Emmanuel A. and Buffet, Pierre and Blum, Johannes A.. (2013) Clinical aspects and management of cutaneous leishmaniasis in rheumatoid patients treated with TNF-α antagonists. Travel medicine and infectious disease, Vol. 11, H. 6. pp. 412-420.

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Abstract

Patients under immunosuppressive therapy with tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) antagonists are vulnerable to various opportunistic infections including leishmaniasis. We present a case series of 8 travellers developing cutaneous leishmaniasis whilst on TNF-α antagonist treatment and review the literature on aspects of cutaneous leishmaniasis developing in patients treated with TNF-α antagonists. We make interim recommendations regarding the drug therapy used to maintain remission in travellers with rheumatoid disease travelling to leishmania prone areas. Despite having a medical condition requiring continued rheumatological review the interval to diagnosis appears not to be reduced compared to that described in non-rheumatoid patients. Rheumatologists and family doctors should be aware of the need for post-travel surveillance for leishmaniasis in rheumatoid patients on TNF-alpha antagonist treatment.
Faculties and Departments:09 Associated Institutions > Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) > Former Units within Swiss TPH > Medical Practice Föhre (Blum)
03 Faculty of Medicine > Departement Public Health > Sozial- und Präventivmedizin > Medicines Development (Paris)
09 Associated Institutions > Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) > Department of Medicine (MED) > Medicines Development (Paris)
09 Associated Institutions > Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH)
UniBasel Contributors:Beck, Bernhard and Blum, Johannes A. and Neumayr, Andreas
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:Elsevier
ISSN:1477-8939
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
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