Analysis of the results of the mantoux test with 2 TE in children with rheumatoid arthritis when prescribing genetically engineered drugs

Questions of early detection of tuberculosis infection in children with rheumatoid arthritis  (RA) are of particular relevance when  prescribing  basic therapy with genetically engineered biological  drugs (GEBD). At the same time, all of them  are at twice the risk of tuberculosis, both for the dis...

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Main Authors: M. V. Uraksina, E. A. Amosova, B. E. Borodulin
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: Association of Paediatric Allergists and Immunologists of Russia (APAIR) 2023-03-01
Series:Аллергология и Иммунология в Педиатрии
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Online Access:https://adair.elpub.ru/jour/article/view/7
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Summary:Questions of early detection of tuberculosis infection in children with rheumatoid arthritis  (RA) are of particular relevance when  prescribing  basic therapy with genetically engineered biological  drugs (GEBD). At the same time, all of them  are at twice the risk of tuberculosis, both for the disease  itself  and for the treatment used. The article presents  the results of a survey  of  121  children  aged  1 to 7 years.  Two  groups  were formed:  the  first  group  (main group)  included 53 patients with rheumatoid arthritis,  and the second (comparison group)  — 68 children without rheumatoid arthritis. A comparative analysis of the data  from  the annual Mantoux test was carried out, an additional test with Diaskintest was conducted for differential  diagnosis  of vaccine  and infectious allergies, and risk factors for tuberculosis were studied.In children  with  JIA, an ineffective BCG  vaccination is more often observed,  the  size of  the  scar significantly differs in smaller sizes. When  evaluating the samples,  low sensitivity to tuberculin in the Mantoux test with 2 TE prevails  over moderate  and  high compared with  the control  group.  In a comparative analysis of  tuberculosis risk factors, social factors were almost the same (37.7%—32.3%, respectively).The use of Diaskintest excludes active  tuberculosis infection in case of negative results, expanding the possibilities  for prescribing GEBD  in children  with RA.
ISSN:2500-1175
2712-7958