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A case of multiple sclerosis diagnosed with tuberculosis during teriflunomide therapy

Rabia Gökçen Gözübatık Çelik(İSTANBUL BAKIRKÖY PROF. DR. MAZHAR OSMAN APPLICATION AND RESEARCH CENTER FOR PSYCHIATRIC AND NERVE DISEASES)0000-0002-8186-8703
Musa Öztürk(İSTANBUL BAKIRKÖY PROF. DR. MAZHAR OSMAN APPLICATION AND RESEARCH CENTER FOR PSYCHIATRIC AND NERVE DISEASES)0000-0001-9652-384X
Pages
535–536
Publication Date
2022-04-01
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Teriflunomide therapy should be considered in cases in which latent TB may be re-activated.

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Objective & Hypothesis:A case of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) in a patient with multiple sclerosis (MS) receiving teriflunomide is described.
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Key Findings & Data:A 56-year-old woman with MS started interferon beta-1a treatment in 2009.
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Conclusion & Impact:Teriflunomide therapy should be considered in cases in which latent TB may be re-activated.
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⚙️Variables:Pulmonary tuberculosis · Multiple sclerosis · Teriflunomide

Abstract

A case of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) in a patient with multiple sclerosis (MS) receiving teriflunomide is described. A 56-year-old woman with MS started interferon beta-1a treatment in 2009. Due to side effects, her physician switched her to glatiramer acetate. Over the last three years, she opted not to continue the glatiramer acetate. At the end of 2017, her symptoms reappeared, and her radiological and clinical examination showed disease progression. Teriflunomide (14 mg/day) treatment was started, and in the 15th month of teriflunomide use, a rash on the skin, coughing, night sweating fits, weakness and back pain developed. She was diagnosed with pulmonary TB based on pulmonary examination. Her purified protein derivative (PPD) score was 22. Anti-TB therapy was initiated immediately. At last visit in January 2020, TB was discovered. Her blood tests were within normal limits. Her expanded disability status score (EDSS) score was 2.5. Subcutaneous glatiramer acetate was re-initiated. A rare case of pulmonary TB under teriflunomide use is described in this case. Teriflunomide therapy should be considered in cases in which latent TB may be re-activated.

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Çelik, R. G. G., Öztürk, M. (2022). A case of multiple sclerosis diagnosed with tuberculosis during teriflunomide therapy. Journal of Surgery and Medicine, Cilt: 6 Sayı: 4, 535–536. https://doi.org/10.28982/josam.875764

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