Use of steroids to treat anti-tumor necrosis factor α induced tuberculosis-associated immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome: Case report and literature review.

Daijiro NabeyaTakeshi KinjoKazutaka YamanihaShoshin YamazatoReo TomeKazuya MiyagiHideta NakamuraTetsu KinjoShusaku HaranagaFutoshi HigaJiro Fujita

Published in: Medicine (2020)

We successfully managed a patient with anti-TNFα-induced TB-IRIS using moderate-dose corticosteroids. Due to the limited evidence currently available, physicians should consider the necessity, dosage, and duration of corticosteroids for each case of anti-TNFα-induced TB-IRIS on an individual patient-by-patient basis.

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