TY - JOUR TI - Infectious complications during connective tissue diseases: A prospective study on 234 cases AU - Diatta, Boubacar Ahy AU - Hamdi, Douja AU - Seck, Ndeye Bougoul T2 - Our Dermatology Online AB - Background: The infectious complications during connective tissue diseases are favored by immunosuppression linked on the one hand to systemic disease and on the other hand to their treatment. The aim of this study was to identify the different infectious complications associated with these systemic diseases. Materials and Methods: It was a multicenter descriptive study over a period of 8 months in two Dermatology departments in Dakar. All patients followed for connective tissue disease who had evidence of infection during the study period were included. Results: We identified 231 cases of connective tissue disease. We had noted the occurrence of an infection in 56 cases. Infections were noted during: systemic scleroderma in 19 cases, systemic lupus in 15 cases, mixed connective tissue disease in 12 cases and dermatomyositis in 10 cases. The different types of infection that were observed during these systemic diseases were fungal (41cas), bacterial (34cas), viral (12cas) and parasitic (6cas). Patients developed an infection before taking corticosteroids in 34 cases (36.6%) and after taking corticosteroids in 59 cases (63.4%). Conclusion: Connectivites are a group of autoimmune diseases that are exposed to an infectious risk during their evolution. The search for these infections at the beginning and during the treatment of these system diseases improves their prognosis. DA - 2020/01/02/ PY - 2020 DO - 10.7241/ourd.20201.3 DP - DOI.org (Crossref) VL - 11 IS - 1 SP - 13 EP - 19 J2 - Our Dermatol Online LA - fr SN - 20819390 ST - Infectious complications during connective tissue diseases UR - http://www.odermatol.com/issue-in-html/2020-1-3-infectious/ Y2 - 2020/01/01/11:12:12 ER -