Herpes Virus Infections During Treatment With Etanercept in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

Incidence rates for varicella and herpes zoster were similar in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis receiving etanercept/methotrexate (n = 85, 184.9 patient-years [PY]) or methotrexate alone (n = 71, 199.4 PY); no complicated varicella or herpes zoster cases were reported; herpes labialis in...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society 2016-03, Vol.5 (1), p.76-79
Hauptverfasser:	Nicolai, R., Cortis, E., Ravà, L., Bracaglia, C., Pardeo, M., Insalaco, A., Buonuomo, P. S., Tozzi, A. E., De Benedetti, F.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Antirheumatic Agents - therapeutic use Arthritis, Juvenile - drug therapy Chickenpox - epidemiology Child Child, Preschool Drug Therapy, Combination Etanercept - therapeutic use Female Herpes Labialis - epidemiology Herpes Zoster - epidemiology Humans Incidence Male Methotrexate - therapeutic use Rome - epidemiology Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha - antagonists & inhibitors
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Zusammenfassung:	Incidence rates for varicella and herpes zoster were similar in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis receiving etanercept/methotrexate (n = 85, 184.9 patient-years [PY]) or methotrexate alone (n = 71, 199.4 PY); no complicated varicella or herpes zoster cases were reported; herpes labialis incidence was higher in patients receiving etanercept/methotrexate versus methotrexate alone (0.38 vs 0.24 PY).
ISSN:	2048-7193 2048-7207
DOI:	10.1093/jpids/piu078