Multifocal and extrapulmonary tuberculosis due to immunosuppressants

Pediatr Int. 2021 Sep;63(9):1117-1119. doi: 10.1111/ped.14538. Epub 2021 Jun 9.

Authors

Daisuke Tamura¹, Yuta Kawahara¹, Masaaki Mori², Takanori Yamagata¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan.
² Department of Life Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.

PMID: 34106500
DOI: 10.1111/ped.14538

No abstract available

Keywords: extrapulmonary tuberculosis; immunosuppressant; immunosuppressed patient; interferon-gamma releasing assay; multifocal tuberculosis.

MeSH terms

Humans
Immunosuppressive Agents / adverse effects
Interferon-gamma
Mycobacterium tuberculosis*
Sensitivity and Specificity
Tuberculosis* / drug therapy

Substances

Immunosuppressive Agents
Interferon-gamma