Characteristics and Mortality of Pneumocystis Pneumonia in Patients With Cushing’s Syndrome: A Plea for Timely Initiation of Chemoprophylaxis

In patients with Cushing’s syndrome, development of Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) is associated with extreme cortisol production levels. In this setting, immune reconstitution after abrogation of cortisol excess appears to induce development of symptomatic PCP. The high mortality rate warrants timely...

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Autores principales: van Halem, Karlijn, Vrolijk, Lucia, Pereira, Alberto Martin, de Boer, Markus Gerardus Johannes
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2017
Materias:
Brief Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5414011/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28480275
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx002

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