Recurrent gastrointestinal bleeding, intraabdominal abscesses and synchronous candidemia and meningitis due to leflunomide therapy: case report.

Leflunomide is a tumor necrosis factor-? (TNF-?) blocking agent which is commonly used in the management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We report a suspected case of leflunomide-induced recurrent gastrointestinal bleeding, intraabdominal abscesses with synchronous candidemia and then meningitis. A 63...

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Publicado en:Turkiye Klinikleri Journal of Medical Sciences Vol. 30; no. 6; pp. 2027 - 2031
Autores principales: Turhan, Vedat, Acar, Ali, Coban, Mehmet, Öncul, Oral, Çavuslu, Saban
Formato: case study Journal Article
Publicado: Turkiye Klinikleri Dec2010
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