Tirado-Sánchez, A.; Bonifaz, A.; Frías De León, M.G. Factors Associated with Candidiasis in Pemphigus Vulgaris Patients: Results from a Retrospective Study in Two Second-Care Level Hospitals in Mexico. Trop. Med. Infect. Dis.2023, 8, 521.
Tirado-Sánchez, A.; Bonifaz, A.; Frías De León, M.G. Factors Associated with Candidiasis in Pemphigus Vulgaris Patients: Results from a Retrospective Study in Two Second-Care Level Hospitals in Mexico. Trop. Med. Infect. Dis. 2023, 8, 521.
Tirado-Sánchez, A.; Bonifaz, A.; Frías De León, M.G. Factors Associated with Candidiasis in Pemphigus Vulgaris Patients: Results from a Retrospective Study in Two Second-Care Level Hospitals in Mexico. Trop. Med. Infect. Dis.2023, 8, 521.
Tirado-Sánchez, A.; Bonifaz, A.; Frías De León, M.G. Factors Associated with Candidiasis in Pemphigus Vulgaris Patients: Results from a Retrospective Study in Two Second-Care Level Hospitals in Mexico. Trop. Med. Infect. Dis. 2023, 8, 521.
Abstract
Background: Infections are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with pemphigus vulgaris (PV). One of the most common infections in these patients is candidiasis. This is probably due to the use of systemic immunosuppressant, including oral and intravenous corticosteroids, mainly in megadoses (pulse therapy), although it is unknown if there are other associated factors in addition to immunosuppressive treatment. We determine the factors associated with candidiasis in PV patients in two Second-Care hospitals in Mexico. Methods: We reviewed 100 cases with PV. Cases were randomly selected from the databases of two second-care hospitals between January 2010 and December 2019 (10 years). The primary endpoint was the incidence of candidiasis in patients with PV. Results: One hundred patients with PV were enrolled in this retrospective study. Candidiasis was observed in 79 patients (79%). A maximum corticosteroid dose of 55 mg/day during the last year (p = 0.001) and higher neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio were associated with candidiasis in patients with PV (p = 0.001). Conclusion: Risk factors favoring candidiasis in patients with PV are not only related to the use of corticosteroids, but also to demographic factors, the activity of the disease, and the systemic inflammation associated with autoimmunity.
Medicine and Pharmacology, Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases
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