Opportunistic infections in patients with pemphigus

YA Leshem, M Gdalevich, M Ziv, M David… - Journal of the American …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Opportunistic infections (OIs) can be defined as infections in
immunosuppressed patients that are more frequent or severe because of
immunosuppression. The literature on OIs in pemphigus is sparse. Objective We assessed
the incidence, risk factors, and characteristics of OIs in patients with pemphigus. Methods
This was a historical prospective study following a cohort of 172 patients with newly
diagnosed pemphigus for the development of OIs. Results Fourteen patients developed OIs …