[The infectious complications of sarcoidosis].
In large cohort studies, infectious complications are rarely observed in the course of sarcoidosis. Only small series or cases reports of infection are described in sarcoidosis. Most of cases are represented by opportunistic infection: cryptococcosis, pneumocystis, nocardiosis, histoplasmosis. Corticosteroids-induced immune suppression, and T-CD4 lymphopenia, are often present in these cases of infection, but are not the only factors.
Dhote
Robin
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Service de Médecine Interne, Hôpital Avicenne, UPRES EA 3409, Université Paris XIII, Bobigny, France. robin.dhote@avc.aphp.fr
Abad
Sébastien
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Valeyre
Dominique
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D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D015496:CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D006660:Histoplasmosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D015994:Incidence; D008231:Lymphopenia / Q000150:complications; D009617:Nocardia Infections; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016720:Pneumocystis Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones