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- Title
Pneumocystis Pneumonia in a Non-Immunocompromised Lung Cancer Patient after Surgery: A Case Report.
- Authors
Kim, Tae-Woo; Lee, Jun-Ho; Lee, Hyo-Jin; Kim, So-Woon; Choi, Hye-Sook
- Abstract
We present the Pneumocystis pneumonia case of a 64-year-old man with no remarkable history except for hypertension, who had not undergone any treatment other than surgery. On postoperative day 7, high-resolution computed tomography findings revealed multifocal ground-glass opacifications with interlobular septal thickening in both lungs; therefore, atypical pneumonia was suspected. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test performed after bronchoalveolar lavage was positive for Pneumocystis jirovecii (P. jirovecii). Based on the PCR results, a final diagnosis of Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) was made. After treatment, he improved and was discharged. This is a unique case of PCP diagnosis in a non-immunocompromised patient, with no remarkable history except for hypertension, who had not undergone any treatment other than surgery for cancer. Thus, it is necessary to consider additional risk factors for PCP and timing of preventive treatment.
- Subjects
BRONCHOALVEOLAR lavage; CHEST X rays; PNEUMOCYSTIS pneumonia; ELECTROPHORESIS; LUNG tumors; SURGICAL complications; LUNG surgery; COMPUTED tomography; POLYMERASE chain reaction; NEEDLE biopsy; MIDDLE age
- Publication
Healthcare (2227-9032), 2022, Vol 10, Issue 10, pN.PAG
- ISSN
2227-9032
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/healthcare10102063