Case Report

Disseminated Primary Varicella Infection During Infliximab Treatment

HARALD VONKEMAN, CHRIS ten NAPEL, HANS RASKER, and MART van de LAAR

ABSTRACT.

A young man developed a serious disseminated varicella infection, necessitating antiviral treatment, after being treated with anti-tumor necrosis factor-a therapy for rheumatoid arthritis. (J Rheumatol 2004;31:2517-8)

Key Indexing Terms:

TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-a
INFLIXIMAB
TREATMENT
VARICELLA INFECTION

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From the Department of Rheumatology and the Department of Internal Medicine, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands.

Supported by an unrestricted research grant from Schering-Plough Netherlands.

H.E. Vonkeman, MD; J.J. Rasker, MD, PhD, Professor; M.A.F.J. van de Laar, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Rheumatology; C.H.H. ten Napel, MD, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine.

Address reprint requests to Dr. H.E. Vonkeman, Department of Rheumatology, Medisch Spectrum Twente, PO Box 50000, 7500 KA, Enschede, The Netherlands. E-mail: H.Vonkeman@ziekenhuis-mst.nl

Submitted March 10, 2004; revision accepted July 5, 2004.

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