Journal of Clinical Case Reports

Yoshiko Sumita

Publications

• Case Report
  Usefulness of MRI and US in Successful Discontinuation of Etanercept in RA Patients: A Report of Two RA Cases
  Author(s): Masahiro Kondo, Yohko Murakawa, Yoshiko Sumita, Mayuko Moriyama, Manabu Honda, Eiji Fukuba and Shuhei YamaguchiMasahiro Kondo, Yohko Murakawa, Yoshiko Sumita, Mayuko Moriyama, Manabu Honda, Eiji Fukuba and Shuhei Yamaguchi
  
  Etanercept (ETN) can induce remission in many patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA); however, successful cessation is considered difficult. We present two cases with RA treated with ETN and successfully discontinued ETN. Before ETN cessation, we evaluated the presence of synovitis using Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and ultrasonography (US). Neither patient showed signs of synovitis in these examinations. MRI and US may provide useful indicators in the clinical recommendations for ETN cessation in RA .. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2165-7920.1000552

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