A Rare Case of Multipathogenic Pneumonia in a Patient With Human Immunodeficiency Virus
| Autor: | Ahmad Al-Shyoukh, Mohamed Y Warsame, Moustafa Younis, Ashraf Gohar |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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cytomegalovirus penumonia
Pulmonology Opportunistic infection opportunistic infection Congenital cytomegalovirus infection Infectious Disease strongyloides stercoralis 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology medicine.disease_cause Strongyloides stercoralis 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) Melena parasitic diseases pneumocystis carinii pneumonia medicine Pneumocystis jirovecii biology human immunodeficiency virus Pseudomonas aeruginosa business.industry General Engineering biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Pneumonia Immunology HIV/AIDS medicine.symptom business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Cureus |
| ISSN: | 2168-8184 |
| Popis: | The incidence of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)-related opportunistic infections has declined dramatically following the introduction of potent antiretroviral therapy (ART). However, pulmonary infections remain a significant cause of morbidity and mortality. The spectrum of pulmonary disease that can affect patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is wide and includes opportunistic infections with many bacterial, fungal, viral, and parasitic organisms. In this case, we present a 65-year-old woman with HIV, non-compliant with ART, who presented with subacute melena, fatigue, dyspnea, and hemoptysis. After extensive evaluation, she was found to have pneumonia caused by four different pathogens: Strongyloides stercoralis, Pneumocystis jirovecii, Cytomegalovirus (CMV), and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. She received trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, steroids, and ivermectin. However, her clinical condition did not improve and she passed away. |
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