Cryptococcal meningitis in an HIV-negative patient with rheumatoid arthritis treated with rituximab

Rheumatology (Oxford). 2011 Sep;50(9):1725-7. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/ker210. Epub 2011 Jun 23.

Authors

Tom Wingfield, Meghna Jani, Maria Krutikov, Josephine Mayer, Alison Uriel, Jeffrey Marks, Andrew P Ustianowski

PMID: 21700684
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/ker210

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Antibodies, Monoclonal / adverse effects*
Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived / adverse effects*
Antirheumatic Agents / adverse effects*
Arthritis, Rheumatoid / drug therapy*
Cryptococcus neoformans / isolation & purification
Humans
Infliximab
Male
Meningitis, Cryptococcal / chemically induced*
Rituximab
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / antagonists & inhibitors

Substances

Antibodies, Monoclonal
Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived
Antirheumatic Agents
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
Rituximab
Infliximab