Table 3

 Reports of autoimmune disease after the use of anti-TNFα treatment for rheumatoid arthritis

CitationDescription of event(s)
*Recurred in same patient after subsequent treatment with infliximab.
Infliximab
Saleem84Acute hepatic injury with interface inflammation in association with ANA/IgG dsDNA (+)
Kent85Bullous skin eruption
McCain86Cutaneous vasculitis
Jarrett87Cutaneous vasculitis (5)
Mononeuritis multiplex
CNS vasculitis
Geborek14Leucocytoclastic vasculitis
Fitzcharles88Leucocytoclastic vasculitis (2)
Musial89Polymyositis
Favalli90Systemic lupus erythematosus
Debandt91Systemic lupus erythematosus
Etanercept
Galaria92Cutaneous vasculitis
McCain86Cutaneous vasculitis*
Cunnane93Cutaneous vasculitis
Pulmonary vasculitis
Misery94Discoid lupus
Cutaneous necrotising vasculitis
Brion95Discoid lupus
Necrotising vasculitis
Soliotis96Erythema multiforme
Berthelot97Lethal medium vessel vasculitis
Jarrett87Leucocytoclastic vasculitis
Caramaschi98Orbital myositis
Andres99Silent thyroiditis
Bleumink100Subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus (2)
Discoid lupus (2)
Shakoor101Systemic lupus erythematosus
Cairns102Systemic lupus erythematosus
Swale103Systemic lupus erythematosus
Debandt91Systemic lupus erythematosus (2)
Geborek14Systemic lupus erythematosus
Discoid lupus*