2016
DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2016-eular.5462
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AB0417 Prevalence and Clinical Manifestations of Pulmonary and Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis in A Cohort of Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Abstract: BackgroundSystemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease of unknown etiology affecting different organs and systems, and requiring the use of immunosuppressors (IS), which increases the risk of infections such as tuberculosis (TB) and its deliberate search is mandatory. Patients with SLE are prone to infections as a consequence of either intrinsic immunologic defects or the IS mainly steroids. The prevalence of TB is higher in SLE patients compared with the general population and has been reported… Show more

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