Atypical presentation of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis treated with tofacitinib: a case presentation

Abstract Background We report the case of a patient with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treated with tofacitinib who developed severe Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) with an atypical clinical presentation. Case presentation A 78-year old male patient with RA treated with tofacitinib, methotrexate...

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Main Authors: Ian F. J. Pirker, Jacqueline Krane-Nuber, Werner C. Albrich, Rüdiger Müller, Thomas Neumann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:BMC Rheumatology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41927-018-0042-7