Fatal adverse events
| Diagnosis | Age (y) | Sex | Concomitant medication | No of infusions | Time between first infusion and adverse event | Cause of Death | Specific comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CD, Crohn’s disease; UC, ulcerative colitis; NK, natural killer; GCS, glucocorticosteroids; TNF-α, tumour necrosis factor α. | |||||||
| CD | 25 | M | Azathioprine+GCS | 1 | 1 y | NK cell lymphoma | Tissue staining positive for TNF-α |
| CD | 79 | M | GCS | 1 | 1 y | B cell lymphoma | |
| UC | 57 | M | GCS | 1 | 6 weeks | Pneumocystis carinii. Progressive pulmonary fibrosis and respiratory failure | |
| UC | 73 | M | GCS | 1 | 2 weeks | Post-op pulmonary embolism | |
| UC | 67 | M | GCS | 1 | 2 weeks | Postop septicaemia and respiratory failure | |
| CD | 75 | M | Rectal GCS | 3 (0, 2, 6 weeks) | 6 weeks | Purulent bronchitis with recurrent septicaemia | |