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Epidural Abscess After Epidural Steroid Injection in a Patient on TNF-Alpha Inhibitors

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Biologic response modifiers have revolutionized the treatment of a number of chronic inflammatory diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis, seronegative spondyloarthropathies, psoriasis, and inflammatory bowel disease. The tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) inhibitors have a targeted strategy for the treatment of systemic inflammation and improve patient symptoms and function. However, TNF-alpha has demonstrated importance in the protection against several pathogens, leaving patients on this therapy more prone to infections.

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, 251 E Huron Street, Suite 5-704, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA

    Geeta Nagpal M.D.

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  1. Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA

    Magdalena Anitescu

  2. Department of Anesthesiology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA

    Honorio T. Benzon

  3. Division of Pain Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, California, USA

    Mark S. Wallace

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Nagpal, G. (2018). Epidural Abscess After Epidural Steroid Injection in a Patient on TNF-Alpha Inhibitors. In: Anitescu, M., Benzon, H., Wallace, M. (eds) Challenging Cases and Complication Management in Pain Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60072-7_18

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