Behçet’s disease with latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection

Shen Yan; Ma Haifen; Luo Dan; Cai Jianfei; Zou Jun; Bao Zhijun; Guan Jianlong

doi:10.1515/med-2021-0002

Open Medicine (Nov 2020)

Behçet’s disease with latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection

Shen Yan,
Ma Haifen,
Luo Dan,
Cai Jianfei,
Zou Jun,
Bao Zhijun,
Guan Jianlong

Affiliations

Shen Yan: Division of Rheumatology, Huadong Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China
Ma Haifen: Division of Rheumatology, Huadong Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China
Luo Dan: Division of Rheumatology, Huadong Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China
Cai Jianfei: Division of Rheumatology, Huadong Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China
Zou Jun: Division of Rheumatology, Huadong Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China
Bao Zhijun: Shanghai Key Laboratory of Clinical Geriatric Medicine, Huadong Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China
Guan Jianlong: Division of Rheumatology, Huadong Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/med-2021-0002
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 16, no. 1
pp. 14 – 22

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The aim of this study is to examine the clinical features of patients with Behçet’s disease (BD) in the presence or absence of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI).

Published in Open Medicine

ISSN: 2391-5463 (Online)
Publisher: De Gruyter
Country of publisher: Poland
LCC subjects: Medicine
Website: https://www.degruyter.com/journal/key/med/html

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