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Tuberculous tonsillitis in a patient receiving etanercept treatment
  1. C T Derk,
  2. R J DeHoratius
  1. Department of Rheumatology, Thomas Jefferson University, Room 613, Curtis Bldg, 1015 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
  1. Correspondence to
    Dr C T Derk;
    bacfe31{at}aol.com

https://doi.org/10.1136/ard.62.4.372

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    Since the approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of tumour necrosis factor α antagonists, infections have accounted for 21% of the adverse events reported to the FDA for etanercept and 20% of those reported for infliximab.1,2

    As of May 2001, from approximately 147 000 subjects receiving infliximab treatment, 70 patients have been reported to have developed active tuberculosis. Of these, 52% presented with extrapulmonary tuberculosis while 24% presented with disseminated disease.3 As of April 2001, from approximately 102 000 subjects receiving etanercept treatment, nine patients have been reported to have developed active tuberculosis.4 With the …

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