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Tuberculosis Presenting as an Inflammatory Pseudotumor of the Sciatic Nerve in a Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient Taking Etanercept
Bruno Miguel Fernandes, José Miguel Pereira, Pedro Rodrigues Pereira and Miguel Bernardes
The Journal of Rheumatology September 2021, jrheum.210540; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210540
Bruno Miguel Fernandes
Bruno Miguel Fernandes, MD, Rheumatology Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário São João; José Miguel Pereira, MD, Radiology Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário São João; Pedro Rodrigues Pereira, MD, Pathology Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário São João; Miguel Bernardes, MD, PhD, Rheumatology Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário São João, Porto, Portugal. Address correspondence to Dr. B.M. Fernandes, Alameda Prof. Hernâni Monteiro, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal. Email: bfernandesmg@gmail.com. The authors declare no conflicts of interest relevant to this article. Ethics approval was granted by the authors' institution and the patient's informed consent was obtained.
José Miguel Pereira
Bruno Miguel Fernandes, MD, Rheumatology Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário São João; José Miguel Pereira, MD, Radiology Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário São João; Pedro Rodrigues Pereira, MD, Pathology Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário São João; Miguel Bernardes, MD, PhD, Rheumatology Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário São João, Porto, Portugal. Address correspondence to Dr. B.M. Fernandes, Alameda Prof. Hernâni Monteiro, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal. Email: bfernandesmg@gmail.com. The authors declare no conflicts of interest relevant to this article. Ethics approval was granted by the authors' institution and the patient's informed consent was obtained.
Pedro Rodrigues Pereira
Bruno Miguel Fernandes, MD, Rheumatology Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário São João; José Miguel Pereira, MD, Radiology Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário São João; Pedro Rodrigues Pereira, MD, Pathology Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário São João; Miguel Bernardes, MD, PhD, Rheumatology Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário São João, Porto, Portugal. Address correspondence to Dr. B.M. Fernandes, Alameda Prof. Hernâni Monteiro, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal. Email: bfernandesmg@gmail.com. The authors declare no conflicts of interest relevant to this article. Ethics approval was granted by the authors' institution and the patient's informed consent was obtained.
Miguel Bernardes
Bruno Miguel Fernandes, MD, Rheumatology Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário São João; José Miguel Pereira, MD, Radiology Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário São João; Pedro Rodrigues Pereira, MD, Pathology Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário São João; Miguel Bernardes, MD, PhD, Rheumatology Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário São João, Porto, Portugal. Address correspondence to Dr. B.M. Fernandes, Alameda Prof. Hernâni Monteiro, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal. Email: bfernandesmg@gmail.com. The authors declare no conflicts of interest relevant to this article. Ethics approval was granted by the authors' institution and the patient's informed consent was obtained.
Abstract
Active tuberculosis (TB) in patients treated with anti–tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) agents usually results from the reactivation of a latent infection.1,2 A 46-year-old woman with rheumatoid arthritis in Disease Activity Score in 28 joints remission who was taking etanercept (ETN) was admitted in our hospital due to a 4-month history of progressive hypoesthesia and paresthesia, initially on her left foot and later with extension up to the left knee.
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Tuberculosis Presenting as an Inflammatory Pseudotumor of the Sciatic Nerve in a Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient Taking Etanercept
Bruno Miguel Fernandes, José Miguel Pereira, Pedro Rodrigues Pereira, Miguel Bernardes
The Journal of Rheumatology Sep 2021, jrheum.210540; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.210540