CASE REPORT - Disseminated primary varicella infection (chickenpox) during Remicade treatment

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J Rheumatol. 2004 Dec;31(12):2517-8.

Disseminated primary varicella infection during infliximab treatment.

Vonkeman H, ten Napel C, Rasker H, van de Laar M.

Department of Rheumatology and the Department of Internal Medicine, Medisch

Spectrum Twente, PO Box 50000, 7500 KA Enschede, The Netherlands.

H.Vonkeman@...

A young man developed a serious disseminated varicella infection,

necessitating antiviral treatment, after being treated with anti-tumor

necrosis factor-alpha therapy for rheumatoid arthritis.

PMID: 15570661

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve & db=PubMed & list_uids=1\

5570661 & dopt=Abstract

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