Research progress on the risk of tuberculosis in patients with inflammatory bowel disease treated with anti-TNF-α monoclonal antibody
Inflammatory bowel disease(IBD)is a chronic non-specific recurrent inflammatory disease of the gastrointestinal tract.The emergence of anti-tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α)monoclonal antibody has greatly improved the prognosis of IBD patients,but also increased the risk of active tuberculosis.China is a country with high burden of tuberculosis and clinicians should attach great importance to the risk of tubercu-losis caused by anti-TNF-α monoclonal antibody.This paper reviews the mechanism of latent tuberculosis in-fection and reactivation,the risk of tuberculosis caused by anti-TNF-α monoclonal antibody,and the diagnosis and treatment recommendations of domestic and foreign guidelines.It is expected to provide some references for IBD patients with latent tuberculosis infection when using anti-TNF-α monoclonal antibody.