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Co-Infection of COVID-19 and Pneumocystosis Following Rituximab Infusion—A Case Report
- Source :
- Transplantology, Vol 3, Iss 1, Pp 83-90 (2022)
- Publication Year :
- 2022
- Publisher :
- MDPI AG, 2022.
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Abstract
- Immunocompromised patients with respiratory viral infections are at increased risk of fungal superinfections, including Pneumocystosis. Within the scope of the COVID-19 pandemic, Pneumocystis jirovecii co-infections are being increasingly reported. Differential diagnosis often creates a dilemma, due to multiple overlapping clinical and radiographic features. Awareness of fungal co-infections in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic is crucial to initiate prophylactic measures, especially in high-risk individuals. We report the second case of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia and COVID-19 co-infection in a renal transplant recipient in Poland.
- Subjects :
- COVID-19
kidney transplantation
Pneumocystis
Surgery
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Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 26733943
- Volume :
- 3
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Transplantology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.f89e8d24074048ff87b9634900fd4a6e
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/transplantology3010008