A systematic review and meta-analysis of mycobacterial infections in patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies.
Saloni HalduleMoumita ChatterjeeRudra Prosad GoswamiInnara VadsariaPrithvi Sanjeevkumar GaurChengappa Kavadichanda GanapathyDurga Prasanna MisraGabriela Arredondo Hector ChinoyVikas AgarwalRohit AggarwalLatika GuptaPublished in: Rheumatology (Oxford, England) (2022)
TB is common in IIM, particularly in endemic regions though current data is largely heterogeneous. Extra-pulmonary forms and atypical sites including the muscle are frequent. Limited data suggests fair outcomes, although larger prospective studies may offer better understanding.