Open AccessIncidence, Risk Factors, and Severity of Herpesvirus Infections in a Cohort of 121 Patients With Primary Dermatomyositis and Dermatomyositis Associated With a Malignant Neoplasm
Author(s) -
L. Fardet,
M. Rybojad,
M. Gain,
A. Kettaneh,
P. Chérìn,
Debabrata Bandyopadhyay,
Louis Dubertret,
Célèste Lebbé,
Patrice Morel,
Alain Dupuy
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
archives of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3652
pISSN - 0003-987X
DOI - 10.1001/archdermatol.2009.152
Subject(s) - medicine , dermatomyositis , incidence (geometry) , hazard ratio , retrospective cohort study , cohort , cumulative incidence , proportional hazards model , confidence interval , cohort study , dermatology , gastroenterology , surgery , physics , optics
Opportunistic infections have been reported in 15% to 21% of patients with inflammatory myositis. However, to our knowledge, no data are available regarding the incidence, risk factors, and severity of herpesvirus infections.