Open AccessListeria-Associated Arthritis in a Patient Undergoing Etanercept Therapy: Case Report and Review of the Literature
Author(s) -
Georg Schett,
Petra Herak,
Winfried Graninger,
Josef S. Smolen,
Martin Aringer
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of clinical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1070-633X
pISSN - 0095-1137
DOI - 10.1128/jcm.43.5.2537-2541.2005
Subject(s) - etanercept , medicine , rheumatoid arthritis , arthritis , tumor necrosis factor alpha , listeria monocytogenes , listeria , blockade , immunology , listeria infection , surgery , bacteria , biology , receptor , genetics
Listeriosis can be a cause of infectious arthritis. Here, we present a case of articular listeriosis in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis receiving treatment with etanercept, a tumor necrosis factor antagonist. We review the literature of articular listeriosis and discuss the role of tumor necrosis factor blockade in precipitating listeriosis.