Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia complicating methotrexate treatment in a patient with low-risk post-molar gestational trophoblastic neoplasia: A case report and review of the literature

Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia complicating methotrexate treatment in a patient with low-risk post-molar gestational trophoblastic neoplasia: A case report and review of the literature

Low-risk gestational trophoblastic neoplasia (GTN) is generally treated with single agent chemotherapy, including methotrexate (MTX) or dactinomycin. We present a case of a patient with low-risk GTN who underwent single agent MTX therapy, developed Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP), recovered,...

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Main Authors: Hector S. Porragas-Paseiro, Steven Johnson, Lindsay Brubaker, Brooke E. Sanders
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-12-01
Series:Gynecologic Oncology Reports
Subjects:
Gestational trophoblastic neoplasia
Methotrexate
Pneumocystis Jirovecii Pneumonia
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235257892300303X

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