Predictive factors of pneumocystis pneumonia in patients with rheumatic diseases exposed to prolonged high-dose glucocorticoids

Ann Rheum Dis. 2020 Feb;79(2):e23. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2018-214718. Epub 2018 Nov 28.

Authors

Julia Herrou¹, Victoire De Lastours²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, Beaujon University Hospital, Clichy, France juliaherrou92@hotmail.fr.
² Department of Medicine, Beaujon University Hospital, Clichy, France.

PMID: 30487148
DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2018-214718

No abstract available

Keywords: corticosteroids; granulomatosis with polyangiitis; infections.

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Glucocorticoids
Humans
Opportunistic Infections*
Pneumonia, Pneumocystis*
Rheumatic Diseases*
Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination

Substances

Glucocorticoids
Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination