PULMONARY ASPERGILLOSIS, THE QUIET AND SEVERE COMPLICATION OF IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE THERAPY IN PEMPHIGUS VULGARIS
Abstract:
Of the autoimmune bullous diseases, pemphigus vulgaris is the most severe, requiring longterm
immunosuppressive therapy and high doses. Although the disease can be controlled with therapy,
severe complications can occur secondary to the immunosuppressive therapy. Pulmonary aspergillosis
is a severe form of lung injury caused by Aspergillus spores that can appear on immunosuppressive
status with life-threatening risk if not diagnosed and treated in time. We present a case of a patient with
pemphigus vulgaris found in immunosuppressive therapy with systemic corticosteroids and azathioprine,
who was diagnosed and treated for a severe form of pulmonary aspergillosis, occurred 4 months after
the treatment of the underlying disease
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