Isolated digital vasculitis in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis: good response to tumour necrosis factor alpha blocking treatment

Authors
den Broeder, AA van den Hoogen, FHJ van de Putte, LBA
Citation
Aa. Den Broeder et al., Isolated digital vasculitis in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis: good response to tumour necrosis factor alpha blocking treatment, ANN RHEUM D, 60(5), 2001, pp. 538-539
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Rheumatology,"da verificare
Journal title
ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES
ISSN journal
00034967 → ACNP
Volume
60
Issue
5
Year of publication
2001
Pages
538 - 539
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-4967(200105)60:5<538:IDVIAP>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
Tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF alpha) blocking agents are among the most promising new treatments for rheumatoid arthritis (RA), However, no data e xist about the effect of these agents on extra-articular manifestations of RA. A patient is described with small vessel vasculitis that repeatedly res ponded well to treatment with the soluble p55 TNF alpha receptor fusion pro tein Ro 45-2081 (lenercept).