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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 21, 2015; 21(7): 2260-2262
Published online Feb 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i7.2260
Published online Feb 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i7.2260
Adalimumab-induced interstitial pneumonia in a patient with Crohn’s disease
María José Casanova, María Chaparro, Javier P Gisbert, Gastroenterology Department, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Princesa (IIS-IP), Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBEREHD), CP 28002 Madrid, Spain
Claudia Valenzuela, Carolina Cisneros, Pneumology Department, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, CP 28002 Madrid, Spain
Author contributions: Casanova MJ wrote this letter; and Chaparro M, Valenzuela C, Cisneros M and Gisbert JP critically revised it.
Supported by CIBEREHD is founded by Instituto de Salud Carlos III.
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Correspondence to: María José Casanova, MD, PhD, Gastroenterology Department, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Princesa (IP), Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBEREHD), Canillas, 70 2º-G, CP 28002 Madrid, Spain. mjcasanova.g@gmail.com
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Received: July 6, 2014
Peer-review started: July 7, 2014
First decision: August 6, 2014
Revised: September 21, 2014
Accepted: November 7, 2014
Article in press: November 11, 2014
Published online: February 21, 2015
Peer-review started: July 7, 2014
First decision: August 6, 2014
Revised: September 21, 2014
Accepted: November 7, 2014
Article in press: November 11, 2014
Published online: February 21, 2015
Core Tip
Core tip: Lung injury secondary to anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) drugs could cause severe respiratory symptoms in patients exposed to this therapy, and it should be suspected in patients who: have a temporal association between the onset of respiratory symptoms and the exposure to anti-TNF drugs, show a compatible pattern in the biopsy, and offer negative results for infection. There are a few cases reported of adalimumab-lung toxicity in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Clinical improvement after biologic therapy discontinuation strongly supports the diagnosis. The mechanism by which anti-TNF drugs induce lung injury remains unclear; therefore, the use of another anti-TNF drug should be discouraged.