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Ugeskr Laeger
; 185(12)2023 03 20.
Artigo
em Dinamarquês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-36999296
RESUMO
It is well known that biological treatment increases the risk of opportunistic infections. Guidelines recommend tuberculosis screening prior to treatment. This is a case report of a woman who had morbus Crohn and developed peritoneal tuberculosis even though she completed a preventive tuberculosis eradication before initiating treatment with anti-TNF-inhibitor. She appeared with ascites and was examined very thoroughly, and eventually a peritoneal biopsy revealed tuberculosis. Tuberculosis is difficult to diagnose, and eradication is no guarantee that tuberculosis cannot relapse during biological treatment.