Sífilis en el contexto de tratamiento con anti-TNF alfa

2019 
espanolLos farmacos inhibidores del factor de necrosis tumoral alfa (anti-TNF alfa) son ampliamente utilizados en diversas especialidades medicas. El principal efecto adverso de estos farmacos es el aumento del riesgo de infecciones. Presentamos el caso de un varon de 30 anos con espondilitis anquilosante, en tratamiento desde hacia 2 semanas con golimumab, que consulta por lesiones asalmonadas en tronco, palmas y plantas de 10 dias de evolucion. Con la sospecha de un secundarismo luetico se solicitaron pruebas treponemicas y no treponemicas que confirmaron el diagnostico. Asimismo se solicito una puncion lumbar, aunque no existia sintomatologia neurologica, para descartar neurosifilis. Los casos de sifilis en pacientes en tratamiento con anti-TNF alfa son excepcionales en la literatura y no hay protocolos establecidos que nos guien sobre como actuar ante esta situacion. EnglishInhibitors of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (anti-TNF-alpha) are widely used in different medical specialties. The main adverse effect of these agents is the increased risk of infection. We report the case of a 30-year-old man with ankylosing spondylitis who had begun receiving golimumab two weeks earlier. He presented with a 10-day history of salmon-colored lesions on trunk, palms and soles. The clinical suspicion was secondary syphilis. Treponemal and nontreponemal tests confirmed the diagnosis of syphilis. Lumbar puncture was also performed, although there was no neurological involvement, to rule out neurosyphilis. Cases of syphilis in patients in treatment with TNF-alpha inhibitors are uncommon in the literature and there are no established protocols.
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