- Pneumocystis Pneumonia after Kidney Transplantationin Children
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Hwang S, Jung J, Lee JH, Park YS
- KMID: 2500361
- Child Kidney Dis.
- 2020 Apr;24(1):47-52.
- doi: 10.3339/jkspn.2020.24.1.47
Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) is a rare disease in healthy people but a potentially fatal opportunistic infection by Pneumocystis jirovecii in immunocompromised patients with organ transplantation. We present three cases of PCP after... -
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- A Case of Severe Pneumocystis Pneumonia in a Thyroid Cancer Patient Receiving Lenvatinib
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Jin MH, Kim WG, Kim TY, Kim WB, Shong YK, Jeon MJ
- KMID: 2465066
- Int J Thyroidol.
- 2019 Nov;12(2):127-131.
- doi: 10.11106/ijt.2019.12.2.127
Lenvatinib is a multitargeted tyrosine kinase inhibitor approved for use in patients with iodine-131–refractory thyroid cancer. The common adverse events of lenvatinib include hypertension, proteinuria, fatigue, and diarrhea. To date,... -
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- Comparative Evaluation Between the RealStar Pneumocystis jirovecii PCR Kit and the AmpliSens Pneumocystis jirovecii (carinii)-FRT PCR Kit for Detecting P. jirovecii in Non-HIV Immunocompromised Patients
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Huh HJ, Lim KR, Ki CS, Huh K, Shim HJ, Song DJ, Kim YJ, Chung DR, Lee NY
- KMID: 2425973
- Ann Lab Med.
- 2019 Mar;39(2):176-182.
- doi: 10.3343/alm.2019.39.2.176
BACKGROUND: Real-time PCR is more sensitive than microscopic examination for detecting Pneumocystis jirovecii. We compared the performance of two assays for detecting P. jirovecii DNA: the RealStar Pneumocystis jirovecii PCR... -
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- Pneumocystis Pneumonia Developing during Treatment of Recurrent Renal Cell Cancer with Nivolumab
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Kim HR, Keam B, Park YS, Kim M, Kim TM, Kim DW, Heo DS
- KMID: 2438050
- Korean J Med.
- 2018 Dec;93(6):571-574.
- doi: 10.3904/kjm.2018.93.6.571
Nivolumab is an immune checkpoint inhibitor approved for the treatment of metastatic cancers. Here, we report the case of a 65-year-old male with recurrent renal cell carcinoma. After six cycles... -
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- Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia with Granulomatous Reaction in the Lung and the Liver Discovered at Autopsy
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Kim MY, Bak S, Park S, Choi M, Lee SD
- KMID: 2350697
- Korean J Leg Med.
- 2016 Aug;40(3):88-92.
- doi: 10.7580/kjlm.2016.40.3.88
We report the case of a 42-year-old woman who died in hospital from severe respiratory failure, 10 days after the onset of symptoms. Autopsy and microscopic examination identified features of... -
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- Unmasking Granulomatous Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia with Nodular Opacity in an HIV-Infected Patient after Initiation of Antiretroviral Therapy
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Kim HW, Heo JY, Lee YM, Kim SJ, Jeong HW
- KMID: 2374142
- Yonsei Med J.
- 2016 Jul;57(4):1042-1046.
- doi: 10.3349/ymj.2016.57.4.1042
Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) in patients with HIV infection can, in rare cases, present with pulmonary nodules that histologically involve granulomatous inflammation. This report describes an intriguing case of granulomatous... -
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- Infection Prevention in Transplant Recipients
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Ha YE, Peck KR
- KMID: 2267874
- Korean J Med.
- 2013 Feb;84(2):168-178.
Opportunistic infections are major causes of morbidity and mortality in hematopoietic stem-cell transplant and solid organ transplant recipients. The epidemiology and incidence of opportunistic infections in those patients have been... -
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