Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia in an Immunocompetent Japanese Man: A Case Report and Literature Review
Joint Authors
Ide, Hiromi
Yamaji, Yoshikazu
Tobino, Kazunori
Okahisa, Masanobu
Murakami, Kojin
Goto, Yuki
Sueyasu, Takuto
Nishizawa, Saori
Yoshimine, Kohei
Munechika, Miyuki
Oya, Masafumi
Hiraki, Yuka
Source
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-03-07
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
We herein report the case of a 37-year-old immunocompetent man who died from Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP).
He was initially treated for an acute exacerbation of interstitial pneumonia; however, the elevation of the patient’s serum (1-3) β-D glucan (BG) level suggested the possibility of PCP and sulfamethoxazole trimethoprim was added.
A postmortem pathological examination and retrospective Grocott's methenamine silver (GMS) staining of the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF), which was obtained on the day of admission, revealed PCP.
The present case suggests that it is essential to perform a BG assay and GMS staining of BALF specimens when patients show diffuse ground-glass opacity on chest computed tomography, regardless of their immune status.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ide, Hiromi& Yamaji, Yoshikazu& Tobino, Kazunori& Okahisa, Masanobu& Murakami, Kojin& Goto, Yuki…[et al.]. 2019. Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia in an Immunocompetent Japanese Man: A Case Report and Literature Review. Case Reports in Pulmonology،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1143929
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ide, Hiromi…[et al.]. Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia in an Immunocompetent Japanese Man: A Case Report and Literature Review. Case Reports in Pulmonology No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Ide, Hiromi& Yamaji, Yoshikazu& Tobino, Kazunori& Okahisa, Masanobu& Murakami, Kojin& Goto, Yuki…[et al.]. Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia in an Immunocompetent Japanese Man: A Case Report and Literature Review. Case Reports in Pulmonology. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1143929
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1143929