TY - JOUR
T1 - Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in a HIV-seronegative patient with untreated rheumatoid arthritis and CD4+ T-lymphocytopenia
AU - Prekates, A.
AU - Kyprianou, T.
AU - Paniara, O.
AU - Roussos, C.
PY - 1997/5
Y1 - 1997/5
N2 - Pneumocystitis carinii pneumonia (PCP) usually occurs in immunocompromised patients, and it is a life-threatening infection. We report the case of a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-seronegative patient with untreated rheumatoid arthritis (RA), who developed fatal PCP related to uncommon CD4+ T-lymphocytopenia. Although extremely rare and of uncertain aetiology, suppression of cellular immunity and subsequent opportunistic infections should be suspected in such patients.
AB - Pneumocystitis carinii pneumonia (PCP) usually occurs in immunocompromised patients, and it is a life-threatening infection. We report the case of a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-seronegative patient with untreated rheumatoid arthritis (RA), who developed fatal PCP related to uncommon CD4+ T-lymphocytopenia. Although extremely rare and of uncertain aetiology, suppression of cellular immunity and subsequent opportunistic infections should be suspected in such patients.
KW - CD4+ T-lymphocytopenia
KW - human immunodeficiency virus
KW - Pneumocystitis carinii pneumonia
KW - rheumatoid arthritis
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M3 - Article
C2 - 9163666
AN - SCOPUS:0030974361
SN - 0903-1936
VL - 10
SP - 1184
EP - 1186
JO - European Respiratory Journal
JF - European Respiratory Journal
IS - 5
ER -