Abatacept is a new drug available for refractory Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), as other biologic therapies this drug is not free of potentially serious adverse events. We present a case of a 73 year-old patient treated with abatacept who suffered a Legionella pneumophila type 1 pneumoniae.

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