Not COVID-19, Don’t Overlook Pneumocystis in Patients on Gefitinib!

SIMPLE SUMMARY: COVID-19 pneumonia can be confused with Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) on computed tomography and is a source of misdiagnosis. This can lead to mistreatment and an increased risk of mortality. Gefitinib, a tyrosine kinase inhibitor anti-EGFR used in cancer therapy and cortico...

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Autores principales: Barben, Jérémy, Quipourt, Valérie, Vovelle, Jérémie, Putot, Alain, Manckoundia, Patrick
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7985782/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33617512
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/curroncol28010094

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7985782/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33617512
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/curroncol28010094

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