Co-Infection of COVID-19 and Pneumocystosis Following Rituximab Infusion—A Case Report
Immunocompromised patients with respiratory viral infections are at increased risk of fungal superinfections, including Pneumocystosis. Within the scope of the COVID-19 pandemic, <i>Pneumocystis jirovecii</i> co-infections are being increasingly reported. Differential diagnosis often cre...
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| author | Michelle Dakowitz Justyna Korus Oktawia Mazanowska Magdalena Krajewska Dorota Kamińska |
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| description | Immunocompromised patients with respiratory viral infections are at increased risk of fungal superinfections, including Pneumocystosis. Within the scope of the COVID-19 pandemic, <i>Pneumocystis jirovecii</i> co-infections are being increasingly reported. Differential diagnosis often creates a dilemma, due to multiple overlapping clinical and radiographic features. Awareness of fungal co-infections in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic is crucial to initiate prophylactic measures, especially in high-risk individuals. We report the second case of <i>Pneumocystis jirovecii</i> pneumonia and COVID-19 co-infection in a renal transplant recipient in Poland. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f89e8d24074048ff87b9634900fd4a6e2023-11-30T22:39:57ZengMDPI AGTransplantology2673-39432022-02-0131839010.3390/transplantology3010008Co-Infection of COVID-19 and Pneumocystosis Following Rituximab Infusion—A Case ReportMichelle Dakowitz0Justyna Korus1Oktawia Mazanowska2Magdalena Krajewska3Dorota Kamińska4Department of Nephrology and Transplantation Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, Borowska 213, 50-367 Wroclaw, PolandDepartment of Nephrology and Transplantation Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, Borowska 213, 50-367 Wroclaw, PolandDepartment of Nephrology and Transplantation Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, Borowska 213, 50-367 Wroclaw, PolandDepartment of Nephrology and Transplantation Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, Borowska 213, 50-367 Wroclaw, PolandDepartment of Nephrology and Transplantation Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, Borowska 213, 50-367 Wroclaw, PolandImmunocompromised patients with respiratory viral infections are at increased risk of fungal superinfections, including Pneumocystosis. Within the scope of the COVID-19 pandemic, <i>Pneumocystis jirovecii</i> co-infections are being increasingly reported. Differential diagnosis often creates a dilemma, due to multiple overlapping clinical and radiographic features. Awareness of fungal co-infections in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic is crucial to initiate prophylactic measures, especially in high-risk individuals. We report the second case of <i>Pneumocystis jirovecii</i> pneumonia and COVID-19 co-infection in a renal transplant recipient in Poland.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-3943/3/1/8COVID-19kidney transplantation<i>Pneumocystis</i> |
| spellingShingle | Michelle Dakowitz Justyna Korus Oktawia Mazanowska Magdalena Krajewska Dorota Kamińska Co-Infection of COVID-19 and Pneumocystosis Following Rituximab Infusion—A Case Report Transplantology COVID-19 kidney transplantation <i>Pneumocystis</i> |
| title | Co-Infection of COVID-19 and Pneumocystosis Following Rituximab Infusion—A Case Report |
| title_full | Co-Infection of COVID-19 and Pneumocystosis Following Rituximab Infusion—A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Co-Infection of COVID-19 and Pneumocystosis Following Rituximab Infusion—A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Co-Infection of COVID-19 and Pneumocystosis Following Rituximab Infusion—A Case Report |
| title_short | Co-Infection of COVID-19 and Pneumocystosis Following Rituximab Infusion—A Case Report |
| title_sort | co infection of covid 19 and pneumocystosis following rituximab infusion a case report |
| topic | COVID-19 kidney transplantation <i>Pneumocystis</i> |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2673-3943/3/1/8 |
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