Ausgedehntes Schwimmbadgranulom unter Adalimumab-Therapie wegen rheumatoider Arthritis

Zusammenfassung

Wir berichten über einen 63-jährigen Patienten mit schwerer, therapierefraktärer rheumatoider Arthritis, der unter der Therapie mit dem TNF-alpha-Antagonisten Adalimumab (Humira^®) nach traumatischen Ablederungen und folgendem Reinigen eines Aquariums ausgedehnte Schwimmbadgranulome mit nachgewiesener Infektion durch Mycobacterium marinum an beiden Ellenbogen und Unterarmen entwickelte.

Abstract

We report on a 63-year-old male patient with severe recalcitrant rheumatoid arthritis, who developed during adalimumab (Humira^®) therapy following traumatic dermabrasion and cleaning of an aquarium extensive swimming pool granuloma with infection by mycobacterium marinum on both elbows and forearms.

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