Pulmonary tuberculosis in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis undergoig immunosuppressive treatment: case report

Radiologia Brasileira

Sandro Ceratti¹  Talita Rombaldi Pereira¹  Sílvio Fontana Velludo¹  Leonardo Pereira Dalcim¹  Gladston Oliveira Machado¹  Hélio Kiyoshi Hasimoto¹ 

关键词: Rheumatoid arthritis;    Pulmonary tuberculosis;    Immunosuppressive therapy;    Artrite reumatoide;    Tuberculose pulmonar;    Terapia imunossupressora;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0100-39842014000100019

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Rheumatoid arthritis is a disease which characteristically affects the joints. Because it is an autoimmune disease, immunosuppressive drugs are widely used in its treatment. The present case report illustrates the association of immunosuppressive treatment with the development of opportunistic infections in a 64-year-old patient.

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