FRI0099 Do Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Without Exposure to Biological Therapy Have an Increased Risk for Developing Tuberculosis on Traditional Dmard Therapy?

Abstract

BackgroundBiological therapy, especially anti-tumor necrosis factor alpha, increases the risk of reactivation of latent tuberculosis (TB) infection in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) (1). The influence of the underlying RA...