Cutaneous Tuberculosis — Topic Test
7 questions · exam mode (answers revealed at the end). 18 min suggested.
A 45-year-old man with chronic plaque psoriasis is started on a biologic agent. Before initiation, he undergoes screening that reveals latent tuberculosis, and the dermatologist is especially cautious because this class of drug carries the highest risk of TB reactivation. The prescribed agent acts by neutralising which cytokine?
ATumour necrosis factor-alpha
BInterleukin-12/23 p40 subunit
CInterleukin-17A
DInterleukin-23 p19 subunit