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Lack of reactivation of tuberculosis in patients with psoriasis treated with secukinumab in a real-world setting of latent tuberculosis infection

2022

Background Some biologics for psoriasis, especially anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha therapies, may re-activate latent tuberculosis (TBC) infection with consequent morbidity and mortality. However, there is a low reported incidence of conversion to positive TBC status among patients with psoriasis treated with second-generation biologic therapies, particularly anti-interleukin (IL)-17 therapies such as secukinumab. Objectives To evaluate the safety profile of secukinumab in psoriasis patients with latent TBC infection. Methods Real-life data were collected by retrospective chart review on patients with moderate-to-severe psoriasis who showed positivity for TBC screening at baseline an…

reactivationBiologicpsoriasis.latent tuberculosis infectionsecukinumabchemoprophylaxisDermatologyBiologicsBiologics; chemoprophylaxis; latent tuberculosis infection; psoriasis; reactivation; secukinumab.Antibodies Monoclonal HumanizedSeverity of Illness IndexTreatment OutcomeLatent TuberculosisIsoniazidHumansPsoriasisTuberculosisRifampinchemoprophylaxiRetrospective Studiespsoriasi
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Linee Guida della Società Italiana di Medicina del Lavoro: “Ruolo del medico del lavoro nella gestione e prevenzione della tubercolosi in ambito occu…

2021

Linee Guida della Società Italiana di Medicina del Lavoro sul ruolo del professionista Medico del lavoro nella gestione e prevenzione della tubercolosi nei vari ambiti lavorativi

Settore MED/44 - Medicina Del Lavorotubercolosi infezione tubercolare latente gestione del lavoratoretuberculosis latent tuberculosis infection worker management
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