Opportunistic infections in patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies

ConclusionsThe prevalence of OI was 6.4% in our myositis cohort, higher than the rest of the inpatients of our hospital (1.7%; P < 0.01). High‐dose glucocorticoids at disease onset and severe immunosuppression are the main factors implicated.

Source: APLAR Journal of Rheumatology - January 5, 2018 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Ada Redondo ‐Benito, Adrian Curran, Ana Villar‐Gomez, Ernesto Trallero‐Araguas, Andreu Fernández‐Codina, Iago Pinal‐Fernandez, Jose Ángel Rodrigo‐Pendás, Albert Selva‐O'Callaghan Tags: Original Article Source Type: research