Incidence, risk factors for active tuberculosis infection and changes of IGRA in patients with Takayasu arteritis: a prospective cohort study

Z Peng, J Li, Z Rong, Y Zhou, Y Wang… - Emerging Microbes & …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
There is limited evidence to support the association between tuberculosis (TB) and the
occurrence of Takayasu arteritis (TAK). To investigate the incidence of active TB (ATB) in …

Clinical features and risk factors for active tuberculosis in Takayasu arteritis: a single-center case-control study

J Zhou, R Ji, R Zhu, J Zhou, J Li, X Tian… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Backgrounds Takayasu arteritis (TAK) is a chronic, granulomatous vasculitis correlated with
tuberculosis (TB). The two diseases share similar pathological characteristics and clinical …

Prevalence of tuberculosis infection among patients with Takayasu arteritis: a meta-analysis of observational studies

L Li, F Zhou, F Li, J Chen, X Xie - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
To clarify the risk of tuberculosis (TB) infection in patients with Takayasu arteritis (TAK). In
this study, we conducted a comprehensive search across multiple databases, including …

[HTML][HTML] Takayasu's arteritis and its association with mycobacterium tuberculosis: a systematic review

MT Magar, S Kafle, A Poudel, P Patel, I Cancarevic - Cureus, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Takayasu's arteritis (TAK) is a rare large vessel vasculitis of unknown etiology that chiefly
targets the aorta and its branches. It predominantly affects females under 50 years of age. A …

Association between Takayasu arteritis and latent or active Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection: a systematic review

ALS Pedreira, MB Santiago - Clinical rheumatology, 2020 - Springer
Takayasu arteritis (TA) is a granulomatous vasculitis of large vessels with unknown
aetiopathogenesis. An association between TA and tuberculosis (TB) has been suggested …

[HTML][HTML] Tuberculosis in Takayasu arteritis: a retrospective study in 1105 Chinese patients

Y Zhang, P Fan, F Luo, HM Zhang, L Song… - Journal of geriatric …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Tuberculosis (TB) infection has been reported to have a possible relationship
with the occurrence and clinical course of Takayasu arteritis (TA). We aimed to describe the …

Comparison of clinical characteristics in patients with Takayasu arteritis with and without concomitant tuberculosis

AY Lim, GY Lee, SY Jang, HB Gwag, SH Choi… - Heart and vessels, 2016 - Springer
Because of frequent tuberculosis in patients with Takayasu arteritis (TA), a possible
relationship between TA and tuberculosis has been proposed. However, there are no …

Assessment of latent tuberculosis infection in Takayasu arteritis with tuberculin skin test and Quantiferon-TB Gold test

O Karadag, K Aksu, A Sahin, FY Zihni, B Sener… - Rheumatology …, 2010 - Springer
A possible relationship between Takayasu arteritis (TA) and tuberculosis (TB) has been
suggested. An increased frequency of tuberculin skin test (TST) was observed in TA …

Is Takayasu arteritis the result of a Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection? The use of TNF inhibitors may be the proof-of-concept to demonstrate that this association is …

D Castillo-Martínez, LM Amezcua-Castillo… - Clinical …, 2020 - Springer
Although the association between Takayasu arteritis (TA) and latent or active
Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection has been suggested for a long time, studies conducted …

[HTML][HTML] Tuberculosis and Takayasu's arteritis: An enigmatic association

GA Ali, W Goravey - IDCases, 2024 - Elsevier
There is indirect evidence signifying a potential link between tuberculosis and Takayasu's
arteritis (TAK); however, the exact mechanism and relationship between TKA and …