Unusual coexistence of opportunistic lung infections in a human immunodeficiency virus positive patient suffering from persistent Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia: a case report

D Ponces Bento; F Esteves; O Matos; A C Miranda; F Ventura; C Araújo; K Mansinho

doi:10.1016/j.rppneu.2013.01.005

Unusual coexistence of opportunistic lung infections in a human immunodeficiency virus positive patient suffering from persistent Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia: a case report

Rev Port Pneumol. 2013 May-Jun;19(3):129-33. doi: 10.1016/j.rppneu.2013.01.005. Epub 2013 May 11.

[Article in English, Portuguese]

Authors

D Ponces Bento¹, F Esteves, O Matos, A C Miranda, F Ventura, C Araújo, K Mansinho

Affiliation

¹ Serviço de Infecciologia e Medicina Tropical, Hospital de Egas Moniz, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental, Lisbon, Portugal.

PMID: 23669438
DOI: 10.1016/j.rppneu.2013.01.005

Abstract

It is well established that HIV patients are at high risk of opportunistic infections (OI), like the ones caused by Pneumocystis jirovecii, a worldwide pathogen implicated in interstitial pneumonia (PcP). We present a case of a newly diagnosed HIV-1 patient with multiple OI, including a persistent form of PcP, an invasive aspergillosis (IA), cytomegalovirus and Mycobacterium xenopi lung infection. We describe the combination of laboratorial screening, surgery and antimicrobial therapy that were crucial for patient recovery.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / complications*
HIV Seropositivity / complications*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Pneumocystis carinii*
Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / complications*