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ArticleJournal of medical cases2023

Boon or Bane? Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor Therapy Complicated by

Ria Nagpal, Hemnaath Ulaganathan, Khushal Khan, Brian Egan

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Article in Journal of medical cases, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

0 citing papers in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ria NagpalDepartment of Gastroenterology, Mayo University Hospital, Castlebar, County Mayo, Ireland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1114-3483
Hemnaath UlaganathanDepartment of Gastroenterology, Mayo University Hospital, Castlebar, County Mayo, Ireland.
Khushal KhanDepartment of Gastroenterology, Mayo University Hospital, Castlebar, County Mayo, Ireland.
Brian EganDepartment of Gastroenterology, Mayo University Hospital, Castlebar, County Mayo, Ireland.
Mayo General Hospital · IE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) biologics have revolutionized the management of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) by promoting mucosal healing and delaying surgical intervention in ulcerative colitis (UC). However, biologics can potentiate the risk of opportunistic infections alongside the use of other immunomodulators in IBD. As recommended by the European Crohn's and Colitis Organisation (ECCO), anti-TNF-α therapy should be suspended in the setting of a potentially life-threatening infection. The objective of this case report was to highlight how the practice of appropriately discontinuing immunosuppression can exacerbate underlying colitis. We need to maintain a high index of suspicion for complications of anti-TNF therapy, so that we can intervene early and prevent potential adverse sequelae. In this report, a 62-year-old female presented to the emergency department with non-specific symptoms including fever, diarrhea and confusion on a background of known UC. She had been commenced on infliximab (INFLECTRA

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Anti-TNF therapyColectomyInflammatory bowel diseaseInfliximabListeria monocytogenesMeningitisUlcerative colitisVedolizumab

Identifiers

PMID37303967
PMCPMC10251708
OpenAlexW4378905669

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