lethal pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia 24 years after kidney transplantation

Lethal Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia 24 Years After Kidney Transplantation

INTRODUCTION Pneumocystis jiroveci is an opportunistic infectious fungus in immunosuppressed patients, particularly in ones with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). The use of immunosuppressive drugs especially corticosteroids predisposes the transplanted patients to a variety of infectious diseases including Pneumocystis infection. In many developed countries, the incidence of Pneumocys...

corrigendum to: lethal pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia 24 years after kidney transplantation [published in nephro urol mon. 2014 march; 6(2): e13605. doi: 10.5812/numonthly.13605]

Corrigendum to: Lethal Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia 24 Years After Kidney Transplantation [Published in Nephro Urol Mon. 2014 March; 6(2): e13605. DOI: 10.5812/numonthly.13605]

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Risk of Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia in patients long after renal transplantation.

BACKGROUND Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PCP) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in renal transplant recipients (RTRs). Chemoprophylaxis with trimethoprim/sulphamethoxazole is recommended during the early post-transplantation period, but the optimal duration has not been determined and a main drawback of chemoprophylaxis is the development of resistance of the commensal faecal ...

Radiological presentation of Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia mimicking bacterial pneumonia.

To cite: Langevin B, Saleh M. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2016215207 DESCRIPTION Atypical radiological presentations of Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia have been previously reported in non-HIV as well as in HIV-infected patients. We present the case of a 64-year-old woman with a history of left upper lobe small cell lung cancer in radiological ...

Pneumocystis jiroveci

Pneumocystis jiroveci, formerly known as Pneumocystis carinii, is now believed to be a fungus. P. jiroveci pneumonia is a fungal infection, the primary symptoms of which include progressive dyspnea, nonproductive cough, and low-grade fever. These patients are often profoundly hypoxemic, and chest radiographs typically show bilateral, diffuse interstitial infiltrates. While P. jiroveci pneumonia...