title: [The lungs and immunosuppressants: practical problems].
abstract: With a growing number of patients receiving immunosuppressive drugs, lung specialists are faced with new problems. This review addresses: 1: specific interactions between some pre-existing respiratory diseases (asthma, bronchiectasis, infiltrative lung disease, repeated pneumonia, etc) and immunosuppressants; 2: some particular issues in the care of respiratory complications (infections, thoracic surgery, neoplasia, thromboembolism, etc) in patients undergoing immunosuppressive treatment.
authors.affiliation: Service de Pneumologie et Transplantation Pulmonaire, Hôpital Foch, 40, rue Worth, 92150 Suresnes, France. c.picard@hopital-foch.org
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Picard
mesh_terms: D000075202:Contraindications; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents