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.
MeSH terms
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Adrenal Cortex Hormones / adverse effects*
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Adrenal Cortex Hormones / therapeutic use
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Aspergillosis / epidemiology
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CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes / immunology
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Cryptococcosis / epidemiology
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Histoplasmosis / epidemiology
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Humans
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Immunosuppression Therapy / adverse effects*
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Incidence
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Lymphopenia / complications
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Nocardia Infections
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Opportunistic Infections / epidemiology*
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Pneumocystis Infections / epidemiology
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Sarcoidosis / complications*
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Sarcoidosis / drug therapy
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Sarcoidosis / physiopathology