A rare localization of tuberculosis under infliximab treatment: Testicular involvement.
Turk J Phys Med Rehabil 2021;
67:374-377. [PMID:
34870127 PMCID:
PMC8607004 DOI:
10.5606/tftrd.2021.5135]
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Abstract
Infliximab is an inhibitory of tumor necrosis factor-alpha which is used successfully for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease and rheumatic disease. It has various side effects including injection-induced reactions, immunosuppression, demyelinating diseases, and cardiac effects. One of the most serious side effects is tuberculosis. In particular, the immunosuppressant drugs have a high risk of reactivating latent tuberculosis infection. Its activation probably may occur as an extra-pulmonary and, occasionally, may result in an unusual infection. Herein, we report a 30-year-old male case treated with infliximab and suffered from isolated testicular tuberculosis.
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