[Systemic diseases treated by corticoids, plasma exchange and cyclophosphamide: infectious complications and lymphopenia]

C Ginsburg; L Guillevin; F Sauvaget; F Lhote; B Jarrousse; H Komarover

[Systemic diseases treated by corticoids, plasma exchange and cyclophosphamide: infectious complications and lymphopenia]

Ann Med Interne (Paris). 1993;144(1):15-9.

[Article in French]

Authors

C Ginsburg¹, L Guillevin, F Sauvaget, F Lhote, B Jarrousse, H Komarover

Affiliation

¹ Service de Médecine Interne, Hôpital Avicenne, Bobigny.

PMID: 8503600

Abstract

The sporadic observation of pneumocystosis in patients suffering from systemic diseases led us to investigate the role of treatment-induced lymphopenia, affecting in particular CD4 cells. We report the results of a retrospective study on 16 patients in whom infectious complications were sought and correlated with the number of lymphocytes.

Publication types

English Abstract

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Bacterial Infections / drug therapy
Bacterial Infections / etiology
Cyclophosphamide / adverse effects*
Female
Humans
Lymphopenia / chemically induced*
Lymphopenia / prevention & control
Male
Middle Aged
Plasma Exchange / adverse effects*
Prednisone / adverse effects*
Retrospective Studies
Time Factors

Substances

Cyclophosphamide
Prednisone