Pneumocystis jiroveci Pneumonia Mimicking Miliary Tuberculosis in a Kidney Transplanted Patient

Co- infectious Cytomegalovirus and Pneumocystis Jiroveci Pneumonia in a Polyarteritis Nodosa Patient: A Case Report

Our report discusses a patient diagnosed with PAN since 3 years ago. He presented with fever, chills and nonproductive cough. He was a long time receiver of immunosuppressant drugs for his underlying condition. Upon examination he was febrile, had cushingoid appearance and cackles in both lungs. Lung CT scan showed opacities in right upper lobe lung and multiple bilateral nodules and ground gla...

Galloping caseous pneumonia with miliary dissemination in a renal transplant recipient: emphasis on pretransplant detection and prophylaxis.

Mycobacterium genavense as a cause of subacute pneumonia in patients with severe cellular immunodeficiency

BACKGROUND Mycobacterium genavense is a rare nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM). Human infections are mostly disseminated in the setting of the AIDS epidemic or the use of aggressive immunosuppressive treatments. M. genavense culture is fastidious, requiring supplemented media. Pulmonary involvement rarely occurs as a primary localization. CASES PRESENTATION We report here two patients with pn...

A case report of peritoneal tuberculosis with multiple miliary peritoneal deposits mimicking advanced ovarian carcinoma

Background: Peritoneal tuberculosis accounts 1-2% of all forms of tuberculosis. Peritoneal tuberculosis is an important differential diagnosis for ovarian cancer in women with ascites, adnexal mass and elevated cancer antigen 125 (CA125) levels. We report a case of a 32- year -old woman with multiple miliary peritoneal deposits mimicking advanced ovarian carcinoma. Case Presentation: A 32-ye...

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...