Probable PJP in an Immunosuppressed Host
Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: This is a case report of a 68 year old immunosuppressed female patient due to rheumatoid arthritis, who developed fever, cough & breathlessness with desaturation. HRCT chest showed bilateral ground glass opacities with peripheral sparing. S beta-D-glucan & S LDH were high. Therefore, the patient was diagnosed to have probable Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia and treated with cotrimoxazole (later changed to primaquine/clindamycin due to ADRs) & a tapering dose of corticosteroids. She had complete clinical & radiological recovery.
Authors: Aashna Gandhi, Pankaj Gandhi
Language: English
Subfield: Epidemiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4405930673