A case of Loeffler’s endocarditis after initiation of adalimumab
| العنوان: | A case of Loeffler’s endocarditis after initiation of adalimumab |
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| المؤلفون: | Nooreen Hussain, Preeti Patel, Ossama Ikladios, Rachael M Davis, Jonathan Yin |
| المصدر: | Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 29-32 (2019) Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives |
| سنة النشر: | 2019 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | lcsh:Internal medicine, medicine.medical_specialty, tumor necrosis factor, hypereosinophilic syndrome, Case Report, 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology, peripheral eosinophelia, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Maintenance therapy, Internal Medicine, Adalimumab, medicine, Endocarditis, Eosinophilia, 030212 general & internal medicine, lcsh:RC31-1245, Adverse effect, Hypereosinophilic syndrome, business.industry, Restrictive cardiomyopathy, medicine.disease, Dermatology, Loeffler’s endocarditis, Rheumatoid arthritis, medicine.symptom, business, medicine.drug |
| الوصف: | Tumor necrosis factor antagonists (anti-TNF) are increasingly prescribed as maintenance therapy for a variety of autoimmune conditions. Therefore, frequent monitoring and awareness of side effects are of the utmost importance. Adalimumab is known to cause peripheral eosinophilia, but there are few reports of more severe adverse events. Loeffler’s endocarditis is a rare and fatal disease characterized by eosinophilic infiltration of the endomyocardium leading to fibrosis and restrictive cardiomyopathy. Herein we describe a 72 year old female on adalimumab therapy for two years for rheumatoid arthritis presenting with Loeffler’s endocarditis. This case represents a rare case of Loeffler’s endocarditis diagnosed rapidly and without myocardial biopsy. Early intervention is crucial in the prevention of permanent fibrosis and mortality in Loeffler’s endocarditis. This case demonstrates the need for close monitoring and early recognition in patients on anti-TNF therapy. Abbreviations: tumor necrosis factor (TNF), hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES) |
| تدمد: | 2000-9666 |
| URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::c2e218dc9ebb568ac8cf9210780439c8 https://doi.org/10.1080/20009666.2018.1562852 |
| حقوق: | OPEN |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsair.doi.dedup.....c2e218dc9ebb568ac8cf9210780439c8 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
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