A case of adalimumab-associated interstitial pneumonia with rheumatoid arthritis

Abstract A 64-year-old woman with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) began to complain of recurrent non-productive cough 5 months after starting adalimumab. The chest radiograph and high-resolution computed tomographic findings revealed diffuse ground-glass attenuation. Her clinical course suggested that int...

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Published in:Modern rheumatology 2010-10, Vol.20 (5), p.518-521
Main Authors: Yamazaki, Hayato, Isogai, Susumu, Sakurai, Tetsushi, Nagasaka, Kenji
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Abstract A 64-year-old woman with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) began to complain of recurrent non-productive cough 5 months after starting adalimumab. The chest radiograph and high-resolution computed tomographic findings revealed diffuse ground-glass attenuation. Her clinical course suggested that interstitial pneumonia (IP) may have been induced by adalimumab, and she was successfully treated with a medium dose of corticosteroid. This case indicates that adalimumab-associated IP should be considered if a RA patient develops non-productive cough following adalimumab therapy.
ISSN:1439-7595
1439-7609
DOI:10.3109/s10165-010-0308-4