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How would you manage a patient with RA on abatacept now experiencing recurrent pericarditis not responsive to colchicine?

Patient's arthritis symptoms are well controlled on abatacept.
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Rheumatology · Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
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Anakinra or rilonacept (both IL-1 antagonists) have been shown to be effective in idiopathic pericarditis. Their utility in RA-associated pericarditis is unknown. In this particular patient, abatacept has resulted in well-controlled RA but has not prevented pericarditis even with concurrent colchici...

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