Re: Past TB exposure and RA treatment

[Guest guest]

Sierra, the only thing they would be concerned about is a latent TB

infection. If they can rule out a latent infection, then there shouldn't be

a problem.

Not an MD

I'll tell you where to go!

Mayo Clinic in Rochester

http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester

s Hopkins Medicine

http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org

[ ] Past TB exposure and RA treatment

> Does a positive mantoux test mean that a person would not be given

> imunosuppressant drugs to treat RA? This person doesn't have, and never

> had, tuberculosus but was exposed to someone who had it when she was

> young.

>

> Sierra

[Guest guest]

Just got the news today that she had a negative manoux. :-)

Sierra

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wrote:

>

> Sierra, the only thing they would be concerned about is a latent TB

> infection. If they can rule out a latent infection, then there

shouldn't be

> a problem.

>

>

>

> Not an MD

>

> I'll tell you where to go!

>

> Mayo Clinic in Rochester

> http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester

>

> s Hopkins Medicine

> http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org

>

>

> [ ] Past TB exposure and RA treatment

>

>

> > Does a positive mantoux test mean that a person would not be given

> > imunosuppressant drugs to treat RA? This person doesn't have, and

never

> > had, tuberculosus but was exposed to someone who had it when she

was

> > young.

> >

> > Sierra

>