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Case of Secondary Amyloidosis in a Patient with Ankylosing Spondylitis Refractory to TNF-${\alpha}$ Inhibitors

종양괴사인자 억제제 불응 강직성 척추염 환자에서 발생한 아밀로이드증

  • Lee, Min-Jin (Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Seung-Geun (Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine) ;
  • Park, Eun-Kyoung (Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine) ;
  • Jang, Sun-Mi (Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine) ;
  • Baek, Sung-Min (Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine) ;
  • Song, Geun-Am (Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Geun-Tae (Department of Internal Medicine, Kosin University College of Medicine)
  • 이민진 (부산대학교 의학전문대학원 내과학교실) ;
  • 이승근 (부산대학교 의학전문대학원 내과학교실) ;
  • 박은경 (부산대학교 의학전문대학원 내과학교실) ;
  • 장선미 (부산대학교 의학전문대학원 내과학교실) ;
  • 백성민 (부산대학교 의학전문대학원 내과학교실) ;
  • 송근암 (부산대학교 의학전문대학원 내과학교실) ;
  • 김근태 (고신대학교 의과대학 내과학교실)
  • Received : 2013.10.26
  • Accepted : 2014.03.07
  • Published : 2014.10.01
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Abstract

Secondary amyloidosis occurs in patients with chronic inflammatory diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and ankylosing spondylitis (AS). The major therapeutic approach to secondary amyloidosis involves controlling the underlying inflammatory disease. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-${\alpha}$) inhibitors have revolutionized the treatment of rheumatic diseases; in many cases dramatic clinical improvement of secondary amyloidosis due to AS has been observed in response to treatment with these agents. However, the development of secondary amyloidosis associated with AS refractory to treatment with TNF-${\alpha}$ inhibitors has been infrequently reported. Here, we described a case of a 37-year-old male patient with longstanding AS who was diagnosed with secondary amyloidosis due to high disease activity despite treatment with etanercept, adalimumab and infliximab.

저자들은 강직성 척추염 환자에서 여러 종류의 종양괴사 인자 억제제를 장기간 투여하였음에도 불구하고 강직성 척추염에 의한 염증이 조절이 되지 않아 이차적으로 발생한 아밀로이드증을 경험하였기에 이를 문헌 고찰과 함께 보고 하는 바이다.

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