Late Onset Infection of Pneumocystis jirovecii Infection in a Renal Transplant Recipient / 대한이식학회지
The Journal of the Korean Society for Transplantation
; : 242-246, 2015.
Article
en Ko
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| ID: wpr-114107
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WPRO
ABSTRACT
Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP) can be a life-threatening opportunistic infection after kidney transplantation, occurring most frequently in the first 12 months with the symptoms of dyspnea, cough, fever, and hypoxia. Prophylaxis for PCP is usually applied during the first 3 months to 1 year after transplantation, but late onset incidence of PCP can be detected. We report on a patient who developed PCP 9 years after renal transplantation. The patient showed indolent onset of acute respiratory distress and was treated with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and corticosteroid therapy. Previous rescue treatment of acute cellular rejection with ongoing maintenance of an elevated level of immunosuppressants may have predisposed the patient to PCP.
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Asunto principal:
Pneumocystis
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Neumonía
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Trasplante
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Infecciones Oportunistas
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Combinación Trimetoprim y Sulfametoxazol
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Incidencia
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Trasplante de Riñón
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Tos
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Pneumocystis carinii
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Disnea
Tipo de estudio:
Incidence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
Ko
Revista:
The Journal of the Korean Society for Transplantation
Año:
2015
Tipo del documento:
Article