Local Infusion of Infliximab for the Treatment of Acute Joint Inflammation
August 2003
in “
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
”
TLDR Co-trimoxazole may help treat autoimmune diseases.
A 13-year-old girl with a complex medical history, including auricular chondritis, recurrent chest pain, arthritis, bronchitis, conjunctivitis, prolonged steroid-resistant alopecia areata, and recurrent tonsillitis, was successfully treated with co-trimoxazole. The case highlighted the potential significance of co-trimoxazole, an antibiotic and immunomodulatory drug, in treating autoimmune diseases.
