Tuberculin skin test response in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis on anti-TNF therapy

Kenan Barut Sezgin Şahin Amra Adrovic Muhammet Köşker Omer Kilic Yıldız Camcıoğlu Haluk Cezmi Cokugras Necla Akçakaya Betül Sözeri Ozgur Kasapcopur

Published in: Turkish journal of medical sciences (2018)

In the patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis who were using biologic drugs, tuberculin skin test induration was significantly lower compared to the control group. Tuberculin skin tests alone seem inadequate for recognition of latent tuberculosis in juvenile idiopathic arthritis patients on anti-TNF therapy.

Keyphrases

juvenile idiopathic arthritis
rheumatoid arthritis
disease activity
soft tissue
wound healing
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
mycobacterium tuberculosis
systemic lupus erythematosus
emergency department
hiv aids
hepatitis c virus
electronic health record