COVID-19 Pneumonia in two Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis Using Anti-TNF Agents
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Anti-TNF-α Therapy for Ankylosing Spondylitis
BACKGROUND This review evaluated the safety and efficacy of etanercept in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). METHODS Of 59 patients with AS, this study reviewed 11 patients who were refractory to conventional therapy and treated with etanercept from September 2005 to January 2008. The mean follow-up duration was 13.6 months. The general improvement was evaluated by the Bath Ankylosing...
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Background and aims: Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is an idiopathic chronic inflammatory disease mainly involves sacroiliac and axial joints; but it may also have extra-articular involvement. Accordingly, this study was designed to determine the frequency of cardiac involvement among patients with ankylosing spondylitis. Methods: This study was performed as a descriptive-analytical cross-se...
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عنوان ژورنال: Respiratory Case Reports
سال: 2021
ISSN: 2147-2475
DOI: 10.5505/respircase.2021.60565