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Co-Infection of COVID-19 and Pneumocystosis Following Rituximab Infusion—A Case Report

Authors :
Michelle Dakowitz
Justyna Korus
Oktawia Mazanowska
Magdalena Krajewska
Dorota Kamińska
Source :
Transplantology, Vol 3, Iss 1, Pp 83-90 (2022)
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
MDPI AG, 2022.

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.

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