PLEURAL THICKENING FOLLOWING ADALIMUMAB THERAPY- AN UNUSUAL MANIFESTATION

Ankur Dharmani, Sandesh Guleria, Kathiravan M., Ankur Kumar Jindal

Abstract


Dear editor,
Biologics are increasingly being used in management of various
rheumatological disorders. Infection is one of the serious adverse
effects and with increasing usage of these agents, reports of other
adverse effects are also emerging (1). We present a case, who had an
unusual, and probably infective, manifestation after use of a biologic
agent.


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