Additionally, the level of the type 17 cytokine IL-17A was significantly higher in the TB-PDM group (TB-PDM-median, 53.31 pg/ml; IQR, 50.95-55.68 pg/ml Vs TB, median 44.34 pg/ml; IQR, 37.95-45.88 pg/ml Vs PDM, median 30.57 pg/ml; IQR, 30.57-33.41 pg/ml: p<0.0001) than in those with TB alone or PDM alone. This evidence concerns the gene IL17A and tuberculosis.