title: [Legionella in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis receiving abatacept].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, España.
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Novas Vidal
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: González Díez
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Velasco Montes