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Case Reports • Radiol. Bras. 47 (1) • Jan-Feb 2014 • https://doi.org/10.1590/S0100-39842014000100019   copy

Pulmonary tuberculosis in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis undergoig immunosuppressive treatment: case report* * Study developed at Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP) - Conjunto Hospitalar de Sorocaba, Sorocaba, SP, Brazil.

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Rheumatoid arthritis is a disease which characteristically affects the joints. Because it is an autoimmune disease, immunosuppressive drugs are widely used in its treatment. The present case report illustrates the association of immunosuppressive treatment with the development of opportunistic infections in a 64-year-old patient.

Rheumatoid arthritis; Pulmonary tuberculosis; Immunosuppressive therapy

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