Prevalence of positive tuberculin skin test in a Brazilian sample of rheumatoid arthritis and spondylarthritis patients.
Beatriz Silva LemesCarina Albuquerque RobertoAndré Rochinski BusanelloBárbara Stadler KahlowThelma Larocca SkareRenato Mitsunori NisiharaPublished in: Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) (2024)
The tuberculosis skin test-positive prevalence in rheumatoid arthritis was lower than in the spondyloarthritis sample. Patients with rheumatoid arthritis using a higher dosage of methotrexate or with spondyloarthritis using sulfasalazine had more frequency of tuberculosis skin test positivity and should be carefully followed by the attending physician in order to avoid the appearance of full-blown tuberculosis.
Keyphrases
- rheumatoid arthritis
- disease activity
- ankylosing spondylitis
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- soft tissue
- wound healing
- end stage renal disease
- pulmonary tuberculosis
- risk factors
- hiv aids
- newly diagnosed
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- ejection fraction
- emergency department
- primary care
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- interstitial lung disease
- adverse drug
- high dose
- systemic sclerosis
- tertiary care