Multiple nodular lesions following Pneumocystis pneumonia in a non-HIV immunocompromised patient

Takanori Asakura; Naofumi Kameyama; Makoto Ishii; Ichiro Kawada; Sadatomo Tasaka; Kenzo Soejima; Tomoko Betsuyaku

doi:10.1002/ccr3.555

Multiple nodular lesions following Pneumocystis pneumonia in a non-HIV immunocompromised patient

Clin Case Rep. 2016 Apr 1;4(5):528-30. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.555. eCollection 2016 May.

Authors

Takanori Asakura¹, Naofumi Kameyama¹, Makoto Ishii¹, Ichiro Kawada¹, Sadatomo Tasaka¹, Kenzo Soejima¹, Tomoko Betsuyaku¹

Affiliation

¹ Division of Pulmonary Medicine Department of Medicine Keio University School of Medicine 35 Shinanomachi Shinjuku 160-8582 Tokyo Japan.

Abstract

Cytomegalovirus superinfection is associated with a poor prognosis in non-HIV Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) and can cause deterioration of PCP not only simultaneously but also after initiating PCP treatment. Cytomegalovirus pneumonia should be considered in cases with deterioration after initiating PCP treatment; multiple nodular lesions are useful findings for the diagnosis.

Keywords: Cytomegalovirus pneumonia; Pneumocystis pneumonia; immunocompromised host.