The Comparison α-Blocker+M3 Selective Anti-Muscarinic Combined Therapy And α-Blocker Monotherapy

α-Blocker Monotherapy and α-Blocker Plus 5-Alpha-Reductase Inhibitor Combination Treatment in Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia; 10 Years' Long-Term Results

PURPOSE We compared the effects of alpha-adrenergic receptor blocker (α-blocker) monotherapy with those of combination therapy with α-blocker and 5-alpha-reductase inhibitor (5-ARI) on benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) progression for over 10 years. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 620 patients with BPH who received α-blocker monotherapy (α-blocker group, n=368) or combination therapy (combi...

Anti-TNF-α therapy in membranous glomerulonephritis

A 43-year-old woman with a history of psoriasis vulgaris was admitted for nephrotic syndrome that had started 6 months before. Renal biopsy revealed membranous glomerulonephritis (MGN). She did not receive any therapy for MGN. Two months later she started therapy for psoriasis with adalimumab, which resulted in disappearance of psoriatic skin lesions with progressive reduction of 24h proteinuri...

Anti-TNF-α Therapy for Ankylosing Spondylitis

BACKGROUND This review evaluated the safety and efficacy of etanercept in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). METHODS Of 59 patients with AS, this study reviewed 11 patients who were refractory to conventional therapy and treated with etanercept from September 2005 to January 2008. The mean follow-up duration was 13.6 months. The general improvement was evaluated by the Bath Ankylosing...

Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Infections and Anti–Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Therapy

Patients receiving anti-tumor necrosis factor-alpha (anti-TNF-alpha) therapy are at increased risk for tuberculosis and other granulomatous diseases, but little is known about illness caused by nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) in this setting. We reviewed the US Food and Drug Administration MedWatch database for reports of NTM disease in patients receiving anti-TNF-alpha therapy. Of 239 report...

Successful Treatment of Refractory Behçet's Disease with the TNF-α Blocker Infliximab