Pneumocistis jiroveci Pneumonia in an AIDS-presenter Host: Missing the Target in the COVID-19 Epidemic

Authors

  • Vergori A
  • Mastrorosa I
  • Pinnetti C
  • Camici M
  • Di Stefano F
  • Mastrobattista A
  • Vulcano A
  • Bartolini B
  • Granata G
  • Topino S
  • Amendola A
  • Antinori A

Abstract

We report a case of a previously healthy man admitted with the suspicion of a COVID-19 pneumonia during the Italian pandemic. After 9 days the patient was diagnosed with a new HIV-1 infection with an etiologically confirmed Pneumocistis jiroveci pneumonia (PJP). With this description we would like to highlight the similarities of COVID-19 with PJP and that clinicians should consider other causative agents and that HIV testing should always be offered.

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Published

2020-09-21

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Vol. 4 No. 5 (2020): Volume 4, Issue 5

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How to Cite

Pneumocistis jiroveci Pneumonia in an AIDS-presenter Host: Missing the Target in the COVID-19 Epidemic. (2020). Archives of Clinical and Medical Case Reports, 4(5), 946-951. https://fortunejournals.org/ojs/index.php/acmcr/article/view/22402