FRI0099 Do Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Without Exposure to Biological Therapy Have an Increased Risk for Developing Tuberculosis on Traditional Dmard Therapy?

• Published in: Annals of the rheumatic diseases Vol. 74; no. Suppl 2; p. 455
• Main Authors: Botha-Scheepers, S., Hairwadzi, H.N., Kalla, A.A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London BMJ Publishing Group LTD 01.06.2015

BackgroundBiological therapy, especially anti-tumor necrosis factor alpha, increases the risk of reactivation of latent tuberculosis (TB) infection in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) (1). The influence of the underlying RA itself and the effects of different traditional DMARD therapies on th...