Pulmonary coinfection by Pneumocystis jirovecii and Cryptococcus species in a patient with undiagnosed advanced HIV.
Benjamin Valente-AcostaJosé Padua-GarciaAndrés Tame-ElorduyPublished in: BMJ case reports (2020)
Pneumocystis jirovecii is a common cause of pneumonia in patients with advanced HIV. In a lot of cases, there is a concomitant pulmonary infection. Cryptococcosis presents as a common complication for people with advanced HIV. However, it usually presents as meningitis rather than pneumonia. We present a case of a patient with coinfection by P. jirovecii and Cryptococcus spp without neurological involvement and a single nodular pulmonary lesion.
Keyphrases
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv positive
- hiv infected
- hiv testing
- human immunodeficiency virus
- pulmonary hypertension
- hepatitis c virus
- hiv aids
- men who have sex with men
- case report
- south africa
- intensive care unit
- respiratory failure
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- mechanical ventilation