Pulmonary Sarcoidosis following Etanercept Treatment

Tumour necrosis factor (TNF) is an important cytokine involved in the pathology of a number of inflammatory conditions, and thus blockade with anti-TNF therapies is becoming the cornerstone in managing such diseases. With increasing use, evidence is collected for the association of sarcoid-like gran...

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Main Authors: Kuljeet Bhamra, Richard Stevens
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Rheumatology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/724013
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description Tumour necrosis factor (TNF) is an important cytokine involved in the pathology of a number of inflammatory conditions, and thus blockade with anti-TNF therapies is becoming the cornerstone in managing such diseases. With increasing use, evidence is collected for the association of sarcoid-like granulomatous disease developing after the initiation of anti-TNF-α therapy, with disease reversal after discontinuation.
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spelling doaj-art-9e06650dc6564f57b6b4e3b71d7b27ee2025-08-20T02:20:30ZengWileyCase Reports in Rheumatology2090-68892090-68972012-01-01201210.1155/2012/724013724013Pulmonary Sarcoidosis following Etanercept TreatmentKuljeet Bhamra0Richard Stevens1Department of Rheumatology, Wycombe General Hospital, Queen Alexander Road, Wycome, Buckinghamshire HP11 2TT, UKDepartment of Rheumatology, Wycombe General Hospital, Queen Alexander Road, Wycome, Buckinghamshire HP11 2TT, UKTumour necrosis factor (TNF) is an important cytokine involved in the pathology of a number of inflammatory conditions, and thus blockade with anti-TNF therapies is becoming the cornerstone in managing such diseases. With increasing use, evidence is collected for the association of sarcoid-like granulomatous disease developing after the initiation of anti-TNF-α therapy, with disease reversal after discontinuation.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/724013
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title Pulmonary Sarcoidosis following Etanercept Treatment
title_full Pulmonary Sarcoidosis following Etanercept Treatment
title_fullStr Pulmonary Sarcoidosis following Etanercept Treatment
title_full_unstemmed Pulmonary Sarcoidosis following Etanercept Treatment
title_short Pulmonary Sarcoidosis following Etanercept Treatment
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