title: [Tuberculous infection and autoimmune diseases].
abstract: This paper presented four cases to demonstrate the close relationship between tuberculosis and autoimmune diseases. The patients had clinical manifestation of autoimmune diseases with presence of anti-PPD IgG, specific circulating immune complexes in sera. After being treated with antituberculous chemotherapy, all patients got distinct improvement clinically. Also, the possible mechanisms of their correlationship were reviewed and discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Tuberculosis, Bethune International Hospital of PLA, Hebei.
authors.forename: P Z
authors.initials: PZ
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: W Q
authors.initials: WQ
authors.lastname: Min
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Kang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000936:Antigen-Antibody Complex / Q000097:blood; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000276:immunology; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000097:blood*; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000276:immunology*; D003882:Dermatomyositis / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014373:Tuberculin / Q000276:immunology; D014374:Tuberculin Test; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000936:Antigen-Antibody Complex; D001323:Autoantibodies; D014373:Tuberculin