범저감마글로불린혈증 남아에서 발생한 주폐포자충 폐렴 1예 -증례 보고-Pneumocystis jiroveci Pneumonia in a 5-month-old Boy with Agammaglobulinemia -A Case Report-
- Other Titles
- Pneumocystis jiroveci Pneumonia in a 5-month-old Boy with Agammaglobulinemia -A Case Report-
- Authors
- 정보현; 남효경; 이영준; 이광철; 정지태; 임춘학; 유영
- Issue Date
- 2012
- Publisher
- 대한중환자의학회
- Keywords
- humoral immunity; immunodeficiency; Pneumocystis jiroveci; X-linked agammaglobulinemia.
- Citation
- Acute and Critical Care, v.27, no.4, pp.274 - 278
- Indexed
- KCI
OTHER
- Journal Title
- Acute and Critical Care
- Volume
- 27
- Number
- 4
- Start Page
- 274
- End Page
- 278
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/110025
- ISSN
- 2586-6052
- Abstract
- Pneumocystis jiroveci (P. jiroveci) pneumonia is known as a common opportunistic infection in patients with impaired immunity. Underlying disease or conditions related to the development of P. jiroveci pneumonia include acquired immunodeficiency syndromes, as well as malignancies and congenital immune deficiency disorders. We describe a 5-month-old boy without significant medical history who was admitted at our hospital because of fever, tachypnea, vomiting, diarrhea, and lethargy whose condition became worse within several hours after admission. A chest X-ray showed bilateral diffuse infiltration and high resolution computed tomography showed diffuse bilateral ground-glass opacity. The patient was diagnosed with P. jiroveci pneumonia by direct immunofluorescent antibody staining from lung biopsy and he was later diagnosed with agammaglobulinemia. Although the boy was treated with antibiotics, high-dose corticosteroids and mechanical ventilation, he expired on the 5th hospital day. Here, we report the case of P. jiroveci pneumonia in a boy with agammaglobulinemia.
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