Infliximab Therapy Leading to Pulmonary Tuberculosis in a Patient With Negative Interferon γ Release Assay (IGRA)-Based QuantiFERON Gold Test

• Hoofdauteurs: Soni Parita MD (Auteur), Kumar Vivek MD (Auteur), Kamholz Stephan MD (Auteur), Pascal William MD (Auteur), Kupfer Yizhak MD (Auteur)
• Formaat: Boek
• Gepubliceerd in: SAGE Publishing, 2017-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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Infliximab therapy is associated with higher rates of active tuberculosis (TB), particularly extrapulmonary and disseminated forms with unusual symptoms. We report the case of a 66-year-old man with Crohn's disease who developed TB mimicking lung cancer on imaging. He presented with cough and f...