Empyema in a patient treated with infliximab: it is not what it seems

Reduced IgG levels can be the result of long term prednisone treatment or chronic infection. 1 Isolated IgG2 subclass deficiency may result in enhanced susceptibility to encapsulated bacteria. 2 Another report suggests an increased susceptibility to invasive pneumococcal disease in homozygotes for M...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Annals of the rheumatic diseases 2005-11, Vol.64 (11), p.1657-1658
Hauptverfasser:	Bossink, A, Thijsen, S, van Houte, A J
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Antibodies, Monoclonal - adverse effects Antirheumatic Agents - adverse effects Bacteria empyema Empyema, Pleural - etiology Female Humans IgG Deficiency - complications Infections Infliximab Letter Opportunistic Infections - etiology Pneumonia
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