Latent Tuberculosis Activation Due to Short-Term Glucocorticoid Use in Acute Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Akriti Jalla, Omar Bishr, Jessica R Glover · 2026
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Description
Akriti Jalla, Omar Bishr, and Jessica R. Glover present a 2026 case report about a man whose hidden tuberculosis became active soon after he began steroid treatment for lupus.
The man, aged 57 and from Honduras, came to hospital with blurred sight, low oxygen, and kidney harm. Tests found lupus and a positive test for dormant tuberculosis, while chest scans and sputum tests showed no active disease. He began a low steroid dose plus a drug for the dormant infection. Within 13 days, new scans showed the infection had turned active, and tissue tests later confirmed both diagnoses. The case raises a warning about how fast steroids and lupus together may wake a sleeping infection.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Akriti Jalla, Omar Bishr, Jessica R Glover |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 18 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |