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(February 2025)
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Vol. 21. Issue 2.
(February 2025)
Case Report
Nontraumatic terminal ileal perforation in a patient with resistant palindromic rheumatism treated with sarilumab: A case report
Perforación ileal terminal no traumática en un paciente con reumatismo palindrómico refractario tratado con sarilumab: Reporte de caso
Anastasia Mocritcaiaa,
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mocritcaia@clinic.cat

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, Rocío García-Pérezb, Beatriz Fradea, Raimon Sanmartía
a Servicio de Reumatología, Hospital Clínic Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
b Servicio de Cirugía General y Digestiva, Hospital Clínic Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Intestinal perforation, a rare complication of interleukin (IL)-6 therapy for immune-mediated diseases (mainly rheumatoid arthritis), typically manifests in the lower gastrointestinal tract, often in association with prior history of diverticulitis. Patients may present with acute abdominal pain and suspicion for this complication should remain high even in the absence of elevated C-reactive protein. We describe a 69-year-old female patient with a history of resistant seropositive palindromic rheumatism treated with sarilumab who developed a nontraumatic terminal ileal perforation.

Keywords:
Palindromic rheumatism
Sarilumab
Intestinal perforation
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La perforación intestinal, complicación poco frecuente del tratamiento con inhibidores de interleucina-6 para enfermedades inmunomediadas (principalmente artritis reumatoide), generalmente se manifiesta en el tracto gastrointestinal inferior, a menudo en asociación con antecedentes de diverticulitis. Los pacientes pueden presentar dolor abdominal agudo y la sospecha de esta complicación debe permanecer alta incluso en ausencia de elevación de proteína C reactiva. Describimos a una paciente de 69 años con antecedentes de reumatismo palindrómico seropositivo refractario tratada con sarilumab que desarrolló una perforación ileal terminal no traumática.

Palabras clave:
Reumatismo palindrómico
Sarilumab
Perforación intestinal

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