Disseminated MDR-TB missed in a patient treated with TNF inhibitor.

A previously healthy man developed pulmonary symptoms 2 weeks after starting treatment with a tumour necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitor. A negative interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA) test was obtained prior to TNF inhibitor exposure, without consideration of the fact that the patient was already immunosuppressed and had a previous positive IGRA test 17 months earlier. The patient was treated for pneumonia twice but did not achieve remission.

Sexual dysfunction in the peri- and postmenopause. Status of incidence, pharmacological treatment and possible risks. A secondary publication.

The frequency of female sexual dysfunction increases with age, and the menopausal transition has a negative effect on the sexuality. Pharmacological treatment options for female sexual dysfunction during the peri- and post-menopause include hormone therapy or sildenafil. A limited number of randomized, controlled trials have been conducted and evidence suggests that systemic hormone therapy with estrogen, estrogen/progesterone, estrogen/testosterone and tibolone have a positive impact on sexual dysfunction during the peri- and postmenopause.

[Sexual dysfunction in the menopause. Incidence, pharmacological treatment and side effects].

The frequency of female sexual dysfunction increases with age, and the menopause has a negative influence on sexual life. Pharmacological treatment options of female sexual dysfunctions in the menopause include hormone therapy and sildenafil. Few randomised controlled studies have been done, and there is evidence suggesting that systemic hormone therapy, such as estrogen, estrogen/progesterone, estrogen/testosterone and tibolone, has a positive impact on sexual dysfunction in the menopause.