Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Case Report and Literature Review

Immunosuppressive therapy is a known risk factor for opportunistic infections. We report the first case of severe Pneumocystis jirovecii infection requiring intensive care in a pediatric patient with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The literature was reviewed and there were 92 reported cases of Pn...

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Autores principales: Lawrence, Sally J., Sadarangani, Manish, Jacobson, Kevan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017
Materias:
Pediatrics
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5522842/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28791279
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fped.2017.00161

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5522842/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28791279
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fped.2017.00161

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