| Autor: |
Yasutaka Kawasaki, Akito Kozaneyori, Takuya Suda, Kohei Yamamoto, Daichi Kuwahara, Takatoshi Yoshio, Hiroaki Shintaku, Hiroshi Matsumoto |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2023 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, Vol 45, Iss , Pp 101905- (2023) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2213-0071 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.rmcr.2023.101905 |
| Popis: |
β-D-glucan is extensively employed as a supplementary diagnostic tool for Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) and typically yields positive results in most cases.We present a case of a 73-year-old woman with a history of rheumatoid arthritis, who was receiving biological agents and was admitted due to pneumonia.Initially, the β-D-glucan test was negative. However, as the disease progressed, it eventually turned positive, leading to the diagnosis of PCP. The patient was treated with corticosteroids and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, resulting in pneumonia resolution.Our findings suggest that repeated assessment of β-D-glucan levels holds diagnostic value in patients without human immunodeficiency virus infection. |
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