A Case of Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia Following CMV Duodenitis in a Kidney Transplant Patient / 대한신장학회지
Korean Journal of Nephrology
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: 631-637, 2008.
Artigo
em Coreano
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ABSTRACT
Solid organ transplant recipients are at increased risk for various opportunistic infections because of their immunocompromised state. Pneumocystis jirovecii (carinii) infection has posed serious problems in these patients which can be life threatening. It has been reported that incidences of Pneumocystis infection have dramatically decreased with the use of prophylactic antibiotics. However, there have been reports that say the risks of Pneumocystis infection are increasing with the use of new immunosuppressive drugs and in presence of preceding immunomodulating infections such as CMV infection which is another common opportunistic infection in transplant patients. There were only a few case reports abroad on Pneumocystis infection following CMV infection in patients who underwent kidney transplantation. In Korea, however, there hasnt been any report of such cases. Herein we report a case of a kidney transplant patient who experienced a serious episode of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia following CMV duodenitis. After adequate mechanical ventilation and use of antibiotics the patient completely recovered without any complications.
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Assunto principal:
Pneumocystis
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Pneumonia
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Respiração Artificial
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Infecções Oportunistas
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Incidência
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Transplante de Rim
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Infecções por Pneumocystis
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Transplantes
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Citomegalovirus
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Pneumocystis carinii
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de incidência
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Estudo prognóstico
Limite:
Humanos
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Korean Journal of Nephrology
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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