Open AccessHigh Prevalence of Active Tuberculosis in Adults and Children with Idiopathic Inflammatory Myositis as Compared with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in a Tuberculosis Endemic Country: Retrospective Data Review from a Tertiary Care Centre in India
Author(s) -
Latika Gupta,
Rohit Aggarwal,
R Naveen,
Able Lawrence,
Abhishek Zanwar,
Durga Prasanna Misra,
Vikas Agarwal,
Ramnath Misra,
Amita Aggarwal
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
mediterranean journal of rheumatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2529-198X
DOI - 10.31138/mjr.32.2.134
Subject(s) - medicine , tuberculosis , myositis , pediatrics , retrospective cohort study , population , odds ratio , young adult , epidemiology , immunology , pathology , environmental health
Infections are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in idiopathic inflammatory myositis (IIM) with India being endemic for Tuberculosis (TB). We compared and contrasted the prevalence, clinical profile and outcomes of active TB in IIM with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).