A Case of Consecutive Pneumocystis Pneumonia and Varicella Pneumoniaduring the Treatment of Miliary Tuberculosis

A 45-year-old woman visited a primary doctor for cervical lymphadenopathy. She was diagnosed with andtreated for tuberculous lymphadenitis but discontinued treatment because of a skin rash and liver dysfunction.Subsequently, she developed fever and headache and was referred for suspected tuberculous...

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Published inJournal of Nihon University Medical Association Vol. 80; no. 5; pp. 247 - 252
Main Authors Hirata, Akifumi, Nakamoto, Tadaharu, Kurosawa, Yusuke, Takahashi, Eichi, Nakagawa, Yoshiko, Hiranuma, Hisato, Shimizu, Tetsuo, Takahashi, Noriaki, Gon, Yasuhiro
Format Journal Article
LanguageJapanese
Published NIHON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION 01.10.2021
Subjects
miliary tuberculosis
pneumocystis pneumonia
sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim
varicella pneumonia
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Summary:A 45-year-old woman visited a primary doctor for cervical lymphadenopathy. She was diagnosed with andtreated for tuberculous lymphadenitis but discontinued treatment because of a skin rash and liver dysfunction.Subsequently, she developed fever and headache and was referred for suspected tuberculous meningitis. She wassuccessfully treated after a diagnosis of miliary tuberculosis and tuberculous meningitis. However, pneumocystispneumonia occurred two months later, and varicella pneumonia occurred three months later. Both diseases improved with medical treatment, but tuberculous meningitis recurred. We report a rare case of consecutive opportunistic infections during the treatment of tuberculosis.
ISSN:0029-0424
1884-0779
DOI:10.4264/numa.80.5_247