Tuberculosis in inflammatory arthritis: are biological therapies the only culprits?

Volume: 1, Issue: 3, Pages: e138 - e140
Published: Nov 1, 2019
Abstract
Reactivation, and to a lesser extent de novo cases, of tuberculosis represent a substantial comorbidity in patients with inflammatory arthritis, especially after the introduction of biological therapies and in particular anti-TNF regimes in clinical practice. 1 Brassard P Lowe AM Bernatsky S Kezouh A Suissa S Rheumatoid arthritis, its treatments, and the risk of tuberculosis in Quebec, Canada. Arthritis Rheum. 2009; 61: 300-304 Crossref PubMed...
Paper Details
Title
Tuberculosis in inflammatory arthritis: are biological therapies the only culprits?
Published Date
Nov 1, 2019
Volume
1
Issue
3
Pages
e138 - e140
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