Source
Service de Rhumatologie, Centre Hospitalier, Cahors, France. slim.lassoued@ch-cahors.fr
Abstract
OBJECTIVES:
To present the data supporting the possible relationship of ocular toxoplasmosis to antitumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) therapy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
METHODS:
A Medline search was performed using the words "toxoplasmosis, anti-TNF-alpha antagonists, chorioretinitis." We report 2 RA patients who developed ocular toxoplasmosis while receiving anti-TNF-alpha therapy.
RESULTS:
In addition to our patients with toxoplasmic chorioretinitis, there are 2 published cases of cerebral toxoplasmosis during treatment with anti-TNF-alpha agents.
CONCLUSION:
The risk of serious toxoplasmic infection during anti-TNF-alpha therapy for RA should be recognized.