Case Report

Infliximab-induced Headache and Infliximab-induced Meningitis: Two Ends of the Same Spectrum?

This report describes a case of aseptic meningitis induced by the tumor necrosis factor-α inhibitor infliximab. The patient, a 51-year-old female, was being treated for Crohn’s disease. After an infliximab infusion, she had headache, fever, arthralgia, myalgia, and meningismus. Cerebrospinal fluid analysis was remarkable for a neutrophilic pleocytosis and elevated…

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