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Golimumab-associated persistent erythema multiforme in a patient with ulcerative colitis in full remission
George Badavanis, Efstathia Pasmatzi1, Nikiforos Kapranos
1Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, University of Patras, Rio-Patras,. pasmatzi@med.upatras.gr.
Abstract:
Erythema multiforme is an immune-mediated cutaneous disorder that is thought to represent a hypersensitivity reaction to infections, drugs, vaccines, malignancies, autoimmune diseases, radiation, and menstruation. Golimumab is a human IgG1-kappa anti-TNF antibody that has been approved for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, and ulcerative colitis. We report herein a 41-year-old woman with persistent erythema multiforme, that occurred 18 months after onset of golimumab treatment of her ulcerative colitis; the latter remains in full remission over a period of 36 months.
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