Table 2 SLE patients, anti-IFNα autoantibodies and tuberculosis.

From: Autoantibodies against IFNα in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and susceptibility for infection: a retrospective case-control study

 

Anti-IFNα

Age at diagnosis

Gender

SLE Treatment at TB

TB involvement

Other infection

titer*

TB

SLE

Lung

LN

CNS

1

 < 3

20

42

F

0

 

1

  

2

65

49

53

F

0

1

   

3

 < 3

35

41

F

0

 

1

 

Zona

4

 < 3

37

35

F

S, HCQ

  

1

 

5

18

24

24

F

0

1

   

6

83

27

27

F

0

1

   

7

10

21

45

F

0

1

1

  

8

 < 3

64

63

F

S, HCQ

1

   

9

 < 3

52

53

M

0

1

1

  
  1. S steroids, HCQ hydroxychloroquine, LN lymph node, CNS central nervous system, F, female, M male, TB tuberculosis, SLE systemic lupus erythematosus.
  2. *Positivity threshold ≥ 10 UA/mL.