Various Forms of Tuberculosis in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Treated with Biological Agents

• Main Authors: Adam Krusiński (Author), Anna Grzywa-Celińska (Author), Katarzyna Szewczyk (Author), Luiza Grzycka-Kowalczyk (Author), Justyna Emeryk-Maksymiuk (Author), Janusz Milanowski (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Although there are undeniable advantages of treatment of the inflammatory bowel diseases, Crohn's disease, and ulcerative colitis, with biological agents, the increased susceptibility to tuberculosis should not be ignored. Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by the Mycobacterium tuberc...