Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis Treated with Abatacept

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease characterized by synovial membrane inflammation and joint cartilage destruction. Abatacept is a biologic agent that blocks the costimulation signals, preventing antigen presentation and proliferation of T lymphocytes. It is approved for the treatmen...

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Main Authors: Fabio E. Ospina, Andrés Agualimpia, Fabio Bonilla-Abadía, Carlos A. Cañas, Gabriel J. Tobón
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Rheumatology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/835050
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