Invasive fungal diseases in patients with autoimmune diseases: a case series from the French RESSIF network.
Simon GalmicheBenjamin ThoreauStéphane BretagneAlexandre AlanioAndré PaugamValérie Letscher-BruSophie CassaingJean-Pierre GangneuxHélène GueganLoïc FavennecAlida MinozaFlorent MorioJulie BonhommeGuillaume DesoubeauxOdile EloyLilia HasseineMilène SassoLaurence MillonAnne-Pauline BellangerPhilippe PoirierMaxime MoniotTaieb ChouakiAntoine HugueninFrédéric DalleBernard BouteilleMuriel NicolasNicole Desbois-NogardMarie-Elisabeth BougnouxFrançois DanionVincent PoindronAntoine NéelKarine Boukris-SitbonFanny LanternierBenjamin Terriernull nullPublished in: RMD open (2023)
IFD associated with AID occurs primarily in RA, AAV and IBD, especially when treated with GCs and immunosuppressants. Mortality is high, especially for patients on high-dose GCs. Lymphopenia may help identify risk of PCP, but normal CD4+T cell count does not rule out the risk. Further studies are needed to assess the individual risk factors for IFD.
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