PedAM
Pediatric Disease Annotations & Medicines
| Disease | rheumatoid arthritis |
| Symptom | C1609538|latent tuberculosis |
| Sentences | 4 |
| PubMedID- 22401741 | Introduction: the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis (ltb) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (ra) has become important with the introduction of anti-tumor necrosis factor (anti-tnf-alpha) agents and the appearance of active tuberculosis cases in these patients. |
| PubMedID- 24626307 | 2: evaluation of specific t-helper (th)17 cd4 + interleukin(il)-23r+il-17a+ immune response to recombinant malate synthase (rglcb) orrecombinant heat shock protein x (rhspx) in peripheral blood mononuclear cells(pbmcs) cultures of rheumatoid arthritis (ra) with latent tuberculosisinfection (ra-ltbi+), ra ltbi+, control subjects (cs), cs-ltbi+ individuals andtb patients. |
| PubMedID- 26015906 | Conclusion: it seems that in the endemic and developing areas, the ppd booster is applicable for diagnosing latent tuberculosis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. |
| PubMedID- 24707285 | Tuberculin skin test has been used as an indicator of latent tuberculosis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (ra) before administration of biologicals. |
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