The Effect of Prednisone on Tuberculin Skin Test Reaction in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Olga ReitblatTsahi T LermanOrnit CohenTatiana ReitblatPublished in: International journal of rheumatology (2018)
Our results show that the TST reaction size among RA patients may not be affected by prednisone therapy. In addition, the TST reaction of RA patients may present similarly to that of healthy individuals. Therefore, we suggest that the criterion of a TST reaction of 5 mm to define latent TB infection in our population should be reevaluated.