Table 2.

Characteristics of the eight patients with TST conversion

Patient	Disease	Sex	Occupation	Poverty	Overcrowding	DBT	TB history	Steroid use	Use of Concomitant cDMARD	Type of bDMARD Used	Time of Chest X-Ray	TST Conversion	Isoniazid Treatment	Active TB
1	PsA	M	Professional	No	No	No	No	No	No	Adalimumab	Normal	22 months	Yes	No
2	RA	F	Housewife	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	etanercept	Normal	8 months	Yes	No
3	RA	F	Unemployed	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	etanercept	Normal	12 months	Yes	No
4	PsA	M	Trader	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	adalimumab	Normal	7 months	Yes	No
5	RA	F	Trader	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	etanercept	Normal	9 meses	Yes	No
6	RA	M	Trader	No	No	No	No	No	No	tocilizumab	Normal	17 meses	Yes	No
7	RA	M	Construction worker	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	adalimumab	Abnormal	20 meses	TB treatment	Yes
8	PsA	M	Trader	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	etanercept	Normal	8 meses	Yes	No

DBT: diabetes, TB: tuberculosis, DMARD: disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug, RA: rheumatoid arthritis, PsA: psoriatic arthritis, SD: standard deviation, Steroid use: prednisone >10 mg/day