Late presentation of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia after renal transplant: A case report

被引：2

作者：

Prasad, Prithiv ^{[1
]}

Lo, Kevin Bryan ^{[1
]}

Ram, Pradhum ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Albert Einstein Med Ctr, Philadelphia, PA 19141 USA

来源：

MEDICAL MYCOLOGY CASE REPORTS | 2018年 / 20卷

关键词：

Pneumocystis jirovecii; Immunosuppression; Opportunistic infection; Solid organ transplant; Opportunistic infection prophylaxis;

D O I：

10.1016/j.mmcr.2018.01.006

中图分类号：

R-3 [医学研究方法]; R3 [基础医学];

学科分类号：

1001 ;

摘要：

The highest risk of opportunistic infections is from 1 to 6 months post-transplant. We report a rare case of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in a renal transplant recipient only on maintenance immunosuppression eleven years after transplant without concomitant CMV infection or recent episodes of graft rejection.

引用

页码：33 / 34

页数：2

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