Adalimumab-Induced Isolated Peritoneal Tuberculosis

Urinary tuberculosis associated to adalimumab.

1 of 2 DESCRIPTION The authors report a case of a 52-year-old male with rheumatoid arthritis fi rst diagnosed 30 years ago who had a partial response to multiple therapies with diseasemodifying agents. He was started on a tumour necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) antagonist, adalimumab 40 mg every 2 weeks with progressive improvement of articular manifestations. He remained in the remission criteria ran...

Peritoneal Tuberculosis Mimicking Peritoneal Carcinomatosis

A 67-year-old male presented with fatigue, abdominal pain , and 30-pound weight loss over 3 months. Computerized tomography (CT) abdomen displayed ascites with thickening and enhancement of the peritoneum and mottled nodular appearing as soft tissue consistent with omental caking worrisome for peritoneal carcinomatosis. A paracentesis revealed white blood cell count of 2,500 with 98% lymphocyte...

[Peritoneal tuberculosis].

Tuberculosis (TB) can involve any part of the gastrointestinal tract and is the sixth most frequent site of extrapulmonary involvement. Both the incidence and severity of abdominal tuberculosis (AT) are expected to increase with increasing incidence of HIV infection. Peritoneal tuberculosis (PT), a form of AT, occurs in three forms: wet type with ascites, dry type with adhesions, and fibrotic t...

A case report of peritoneal tuberculosis with multiple miliary peritoneal deposits mimicking advanced ovarian carcinoma

Background: Peritoneal tuberculosis accounts 1-2% of all forms of tuberculosis. Peritoneal tuberculosis is an important differential diagnosis for ovarian cancer in women with ascites, adnexal mass and elevated cancer antigen 125 (CA125) levels. We report a case of a 32- year -old woman with multiple miliary peritoneal deposits mimicking advanced ovarian carcinoma. Case Presentation: A 32-ye...

[Adalimumab-induced urticaria].