Rheumatoid meningitis associated with infliximab.

We present a patient who had rheumatoid meningitis while on infliximab, a tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) inhibitor, which initially presented as transient ischemic attacks. Although our patient had been stable on infliximab for several years, her neurologic symptoms improved when her infliximab was held due to active infection and then recurred after reinitiation of therapy. Rheumatoid meningitis is exceedingly rare; however, there have been several other reports of rheumatoid meningitis developing in patients on TNF-α inhibitor therapy. PMID: 27034572 [PubMed]

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Source: Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings - March 31, 2016 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Seago S, Stroberg E, Metting A Tags: Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent) Source Type: research