Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia: A Lethal Complication of 'Pulse' Methylprednisolone Therapy

Autor:	J P Quinn, G.A. Kozeny, E Hano, L.L. Vertuno, Vinod Bansal
Rok vydání:	1987
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty business.industry 030232 urology & nephrology Biomedical Engineering Medicine (miscellaneous) Bioengineering General Medicine 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology medicine.disease Gastroenterology respiratory tract diseases Biomaterials 03 medical and health sciences Pneumonia 0302 clinical medicine Steroid therapy Methylprednisolone Pneumocystis carinii Internal medicine Pulse methylprednisolone Medicine Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis Complication business medicine.drug
Zdroj:	The International Journal of Artificial Organs. 10:304-306
ISSN:	1724-6040 0391-3988
DOI:	10.1177/039139888701000507
Popis:	A previously healthy, HIV-negative, 67-year-old man developed rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis. Following “pulse” methylprednisolone therapy he developed Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia. This complication should be recognized as a potential hazard of “pulse” steroid therapy.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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