Pulmonary Embolism following Cessation of Infliximab for Treatment of Miliary Tuberculosis. (28th October 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lee, Brian; Moosavy, Farid
• Other Names: Bayram Hasan Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: Case reports in pulmonology. Volume 2014(2014)
• Publication Date: 2014-10-28
• Subjects: Lungs -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Respiratory organs -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Respiratory infections -- Periodicals; Lung Diseases; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Respiratory Tract Infections; Lungs -- Diseases; Respiratory infections; Respiratory organs -- Diseases; Periodicals; Case Reports; Electronic journals; Periodicals; 616.2
• DOI: 10.1155/2014/479025
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2090-6846

Abstract

Abstract : We report a case of a 41-year-old male who presented with tachycardia and swelling of his left arm six weeks after he started antituberculosis treatment and stopped his rheumatoid arthritis infliximab treatment. He was diagnosed with pulmonary embolism by chest CT and initially treated with warfarin, which interacted with his antituberculosis treatment. This presentation of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism as part of immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome has not been previously reported for infliximab treated patients.