Development of hypocomplementemic urticarial vasculitis during certolizumab pegol treatment for rheumatoid arthritis: A case report
- 28 January 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Hindawi Limited in Journal of Clinical Pharmacy & Therapeutics
- Vol. 45 (5), 1179-1182
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpt.13117
Abstract
What is known and objective Tumour necrosis factor‐α–blocking agents potentially cause vasculitis. However, no study has reported on the association between hypocomplementemic urticarial vasculitis (HUV) and certolizumab pegol (CZP) usage. Case description We present the first case of HUV development during CZP treatment for rheumatoid arthritis. Hypocomplementemic urticarial vasculitis improved after CZP was discontinued and the dose of oral prednisolone was increased. What is new and conclusion Clinicians should be aware about the potential development of HUV during CZP treatment, which is presumed to be safe considering its unique structural characteristics that differ from those of other tumour necrosis factor‐α–blocking agents.Keywords
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