title: [The infectious complications of sarcoidosis].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Service de Médecine Interne, Hôpital Avicenne, UPRES EA 3409, Université Paris XIII, Bobigny, France. robin.dhote@avc.aphp.fr
authors.forename: Robin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dhote
authors.forename: Sébastien
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Abad
authors.forename: Dominique
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Valeyre
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones