Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia with pleural effusion in a non-HIV host. WMJ 2006 Jan;105(1):62-5
Date
05/09/2006Pubmed ID
16676494Scopus ID
2-s2.0-33244468806 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 5 CitationsAbstract
Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) is a life-threatening opportunistic infection that occurs in immunocompromised hosts, especially patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). However, this infection is increasing in frequency in other immunosuppressed patients, including organ transplant recipients and those with malignancy who are treated with chemotherapeutic regimens. It carries a relatively high mortality in the non-human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) population. Pleural involvement is rare with PCP; all reported cases in the literature are associated with HIV disease and characterized as small effusions. We report a case of a renal transplant recipient with PCP and moderate-sized pleural effusion with pneumocystis cysts.
Author List
Balasubramanian VP, Komorowski RA, Santo Tomas LHAuthor
Linus John H Santo Tomas MD Associate Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdultAnti-Infective Agents
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Immunocompromised Host
Kidney Transplantation
Pleural Effusion
Pneumonia, Pneumocystis
Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination
