The risk of tuberculosis in patients with psoriasis treated with anti-tumor necrosis factor agents

Ergun T., SEÇKİN GENÇOSMANOĞLU D., BÜLBÜL BAŞKAN E., ONSUN N., ÖZGEN Z., Unalan P., ...More

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY, vol.54, no.5, pp.594-599, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 54 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/ijd.12628
  • Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.594-599
  • Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

BackgroundTumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-) antagonist treatment is associated with 1.6 to 27 times higher risk of tuberculosis (TB).