Screening of Latent Tuberculous Infection (LTBI) before starting anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy in patients with psoriasis: A primer for clinical dermatologist

• Main Authors: Swetalina Pradhan (Author), Bhushan Madke (Author), Shekhar Neema (Author), Poonam Kabra (Author), Adarsh Lata Singh (Author), Sangita Yadav (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Anti-tumor necrosis agents are being increasingly used in the management of moderate to severe psoriasis. Therapy with antitumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) agents is being fraught with reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI). This paper addresses the intricate relation between LTBI a...