Aseptic Abscess Syndrome in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Case Report

Aseptic abscess syndrome is a rare and possibly underdiagnosed condition characterized by the presence of sterile neutrophilic collections in various tissues that do not respond to antimicrobial therapy but rather require anti-inflammatory treatment. There is limited literature linking this condition to rheumatoid arthritis. Here, we present the case of a patient with rheumatoid arthritis, presenting with prolonged febrile syndrome and multiple sterile abscesses. A diagnosis of aseptic abscess syndrome was made, and successful resolution of the abscesses was achieved following treatment with glucocorticoid pulses and infliximab. Clinicians should consider this condition in patients with inflammatory diseases who develop abscesses in different tissues where no causative microbiological agent can be identified..

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:37

Enthalten in:

Iatreia - 37(2024), 1, Seite 97-105

Sprache:

Spanisch

Beteiligte Personen:

González-Velásquez, Miguel [VerfasserIn]
Velásquez-Franco, Carlos Jaime [VerfasserIn]
Bernal-Macías, Santiago [VerfasserIn]
Gutiérrez-Bolaños, Johann [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Abscess
Arthritis
Fever
Hereditary autoinflammatory diseases
Medicine
Medicine (General)
R
Rheumatoid

doi:

10.17533/udea.iatreia.231

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DOAJ094862303