Invasive nocardiosis, disseminated varicella zoster reactivation, and pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia associated with tofacitinib and concomitant systemic corticosteroid use in ulcerative colitis

J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2020 Dec;35(12):2294-2297. doi: 10.1111/jgh.15256. Epub 2020 Sep 21.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones / administration & dosage
  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones / adverse effects*
  • Colitis, Ulcerative / complications*
  • Colitis, Ulcerative / drug therapy*
  • Herpesvirus 3, Human / physiology*
  • Humans
  • Nocardia Infections / complications*
  • Opportunistic Infections / complications*
  • Piperidines / administration & dosage
  • Piperidines / adverse effects*
  • Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / complications*
  • Pyrimidines / administration & dosage
  • Pyrimidines / adverse effects*
  • Varicella Zoster Virus Infection / complications*
  • Varicella Zoster Virus Infection / virology
  • Virus Activation*

Substances

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones
  • Piperidines
  • Pyrimidines
  • tofacitinib