Legionella pneumophila pneumonia in a pregnant woman treated with anti-TNF-α antibodies for Crohn's disease: a case report

Autor:	P.D.L.P.M. van der Valk, Ron Hendrix, G. Epping
Rok vydání:	2010
Předmět:	Adult Erythromycin Disease Opportunistic Infections Legionella pneumophila Immunocompromised Host Crohn Disease Pregnancy medicine Humans Pregnancy Complications Infectious Immunosuppression Therapy Crohn's disease biology business.industry Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha Gastroenterology Antibodies Monoclonal General Medicine medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Infliximab respiratory tract diseases Anti-Bacterial Agents Pregnancy Complications Pneumonia Immunology biology.protein Legionnaires' disease Female Antibody Legionnaires' Disease business Immunosuppressive Agents medicine.drug
Zdroj:	Journal of Crohn'scolitis. 4(6)
ISSN:	1876-4479
Popis:	Anti-TNF-α antibodies are widely used. The indications for their usage are still increasing. With their emerging use, their infectious complications are seen more often. We describe the first case of a pneumonia with Legionella pneumophila in a pregnant women with Crohn's disease, during treatment with anti-TNF-α antibodies. She was treated with erythromycin and made a full recovery.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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