1. Latentna tuberkulozna infekcija u osobe sa šećernom bolesti - prikaz bolesnika.
- Author
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Dodig, Slavica, Topić, Renata Zrinski, and Živčić, Jadranka
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DIABETES , *DERMATOLOGIC nursing , *CARBOHYDRATE intolerance , *ENDOCRINE diseases , *SERUM , *IMMUNOGLOBULINS , *GLYCOPROTEINS , *ANTICOAGULANTS , *IMMUNE response - Abstract
Introduction: Patients suffering from diabetes mellitus type 1 often have impaired cell-mediated immunity and are prone to infectious diseases. The aim of this paper is to present a case study on latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in a 46 year-old female health care worker (a nurse at the department for tuberculosis in young children) who has been having type 1 diabetes for 20 years. Materials and methods: Tuberculin skin test was performed using 2 tuberculin units (Tuberkulin RT-23, Statens Serum Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark). Blood for interferon gamma (IFN-γ) release as say, (IGRA) was sampled in test tubes containing specific antigens of mycobacterium tuberculosis (ESA T-6, CFP10 and TB7.7). After incubation (22 hours) at 37°C, IFN-γ concentration in plasma was determined by ELISA as say (QuantiFERON-TB Gold In Tube - Cellestis Ltd., Victoria, Australia). For positive control, blood was sampled by mitogene phytohemagglutinin and for negative control by heparin. Results: Tuberculin skin test was negative (induration 6 mm) and test result of IFN- γ release from activated lymphocytes (≥ 0.35 kIU/L) positive. Normal cellular immunity was confirmed by positive control sample. The subject showed no signs of active tuberculosis. Conclusion: In a nurse suffering from type 1 diabetes who has worked for years with tuberculosis patients, LTBI was detected by IFN-γ release as say rather than by tuberculin skin test. In spite of the long lasting diabetes, reaction of IFN-γ release toward specific tuberculosis antigens has been preserved and active tuberculosis has not developed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2008