Three cases of oral mucosal tuberculosis in patients on tumour‐necrosis‐factor‐α blockers

We present three cases of oral mucosal lesions caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis in patients treated with anti‐tumour necrosis factor‐α for psoriasis or rheumatoid arthritis. Diagnosis of oral mucosal tuberculosis was not easily established in any of the cases. A comparison between these cases an...

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Published inAustralasian journal of dermatology Vol. 64; no. 2; pp. 268 - 271
Main Authors Nico, Marcello Menta Simonsen, Fanciozi, Amithis Bernstorff, Costa, Álvaro Furtado, Lourenço, Silvia Vanessa
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Australia Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.05.2023
Subjects
anti‐TNF
Arthritis, Rheumatoid - drug therapy
Humans
Infliximab
Mucosa
Necrosis
oral mucosa
Psoriasis
Rheumatoid arthritis
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis - diagnosis
Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
Tumors
oral mucosa
tuberculosis
anti-TNF
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Summary:We present three cases of oral mucosal lesions caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis in patients treated with anti‐tumour necrosis factor‐α for psoriasis or rheumatoid arthritis. Diagnosis of oral mucosal tuberculosis was not easily established in any of the cases. A comparison between these cases and other previously described forms of oral mucosal tuberculosis is presented.
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ISSN:0004-8380
1440-0960
DOI:10.1111/ajd.13998