Table 2

Autoimmune diseases (AID) in patients presenting an episode of invasive fungal disease (IFD)

Pneumocystis pneumonia (227)Fungemia (167)Invasive aspergillosis (84)Other IFD (58)Multiple IFD (13)Total (549)
Rheumatoid arthritis55 (24.2)28 (16.8)15 (17.9)13 (22.4)2 (15)113 (20.6)
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)13 (5.7)36 (21.6)2 (2.4)3 (5.2)0 (0)54 (9.8)
 Crohn’s disease9 (4.0)29 (17.4)2 (2.4)2 (3.4)0 (0)42 (7.7)
 Ulcerative colitis4 (1.8)6 (3.6)0 (0)1 (1.7)0 (0)11 (2.0)
 Unclassified IBD0 (0)1 (0.6)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)1 (0.2)
Sarcoidosis19 (8.4)10 (6.0)10 (11.9)6 (10.3)1 (8)46 (8.4)
ANCA-associated vasculitis25 (11.0)7 (4.2)10 (11.9)2 (3.4)2 (15)46 (8.4)
 Granulomatosis with polyangiitis11 (4.8)4 (2.4)5 (6.0)0 (0)0 (0)20 (3.6)
 Microscopic polyangiitis11 (4.8)1 (0.6)5 (6.0)0 (0)1 (8)18 (3.3)
 Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis1 (0.4)2 (1.2)0 (0)2 (3.4)0 (0)5 (0.9)
 Unclassified ANCA-associated vasculitis2 (0.9)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)1 (8)3 (0.5)
Systemic lupus erythematosus6 (2.6)12 (7.2)9 (10.7)7 (12.1)2 (15)36 (6.6)
Dermatomyositis21 (9.3)7 (4.2)1 (1.2)4 (6.9)0 (0)33 (6)
Systemic sclerosis12 (5.3)12 (7.2)1 (1.2)3 (5.2)0 (0)28 (5.1)
Giant-cell arteritis11 (4.8)0 (0)1 (1.2)4 (6.9)0 (0)16 (2.9)
Spondylarthritis2 (0.9)4 (2.4)7 (8.3)3 (5.2)0 (0)16 (2.9)
Sjögren’s syndrome7 (3.1)4 (2.4)1 (1.2)2 (3.4)0 (0)14 (2.6)
Autoimmune hepatitis0 (0)6 (3.6)2 (2.4)1 (1.7)2 (15)11 (2.0)
Polymyalgia rheumatica5 (2.2)3 (1.8)1 (1.2)1 (1.7)0 (0)10 (1.8)
Autoimmune haemolytic anaemia5 (2.2)2 (1.2)0 (0)2 (3.4)0 (0)9 (1.6)
Myasthenia gravis4 (1.8)1 (0.6)2 (2.4)1 (1.7)0 (0)8 (1.5)
Multiple sclerosis0 (0)7 (4.2)1 (1.2)0 (0)0 (0)8 (1.5)
Psoriasis4 (1.8)0 (0)3 (3.6)0 (0)0 (0)7 (1.3)
Psoriatic arthritis5 (2.2)0 (0)2 (2.4)0 (0)0 (0)7 (1.3)
Immune thrombocytopenic purpura4 (1.8)1 (0.6)1 (1.2)0 (0)0 (0)6 (1.1)
Other29 (12.8)27 (16.2)15 (17.9)6 (10.3)4 (31)81 (14.8)
  • Results are presented as n (%); only one AID per patient reported: 82 patients had at least two concomitant AIDs (most frequent combination: rheumatoid arthritis and Sjögren’s syndrome in 9 patients), 10 had three concomitant AIDs (further details in online supplemental table S9).