AI Article Synopsis
- Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory disease where the immune system forms granulomas in various organs due to an unclear trigger.
- Patients on immunosuppressive treatments for sarcoidosis have a higher risk of infections, including opportunistic ones.
- This review will detail infection risks and summarize vaccine and prophylactic therapy recommendations from existing literature.
Article Abstract
Sarcoidosis is a systemic inflammatory disease characterized by granuloma formation in affected organs and caused by dysregulated immune response to an unknown antigen. Sarcoidosis patients receiving immunosuppressive medications are at increased risk of infection. Lymphopenia is also commonly seen among patient with sarcoidosis. In this review, risk of infections, including opportunistic infections, will be outlined. Recommendations for vaccinations and prophylactic therapy based on literature review will also be summarized. .
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7569559 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.36141/svdld.v37i2.9599 | DOI Listing |
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