Candida Esophagitis Induced by TNF Antagonist in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Authors

  • Hacer Paksoy Mustafa Kemal University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Hatay, Turkey
  • Abdullah Erman Yagiz Mustafa Kemal University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Hatay, Turkey
  • Ebru Celik Antakya State Hospital, Department of Dermatology, Hatay, Turkey
  • Nilgun Ustun Mustafa Kemal University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Hatay, Turkey
  • Adnan Taş Mustafa Kemal University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology, Hatay, Turkey
  • Hayal Guler Mustafa Kemal University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Hatay, Turkey
  • Ayse Dicle Turhanoglu Mustafa Kemal University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Hatay, Turkey

Keywords:

Candida esophagitis, Rheumatoid arthritis, TNF-α antagonist

Abstract

Candida esophagitis is a common disease with increasing frequency in immunosuppressive patients. There are multiple factors in etiology and one of these reasons is using immunosuppressive drugs. Various drugs are used to suppress the immune system in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and one of those is tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) antagonists. There are many complications of TNF-α antagonist drugs. One of these complications is candida esophagitis. In this case report we aimed to present the candida esophagitis in a 42 year old female patient with RA using TNF-α antagonist.

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Published

15-04-2014

How to Cite

Paksoy, H., Yagiz, A. E., Celik, E., Ustun, N., Taş, A., Guler, H., & Turhanoglu, A. D. (2014). Candida Esophagitis Induced by TNF Antagonist in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis. International Journal of Basic and Clinical Studies, 3(1), 80–82. Retrieved from https://www.ijbcs.com/ijbcs/article/view/ijbcs03110

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 1 (2014)

Section

Case Report

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