Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia infection in a patient with known chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis

:  Chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis is a disorder of the skin, nails or mucous membranes in the absence of another cause of the infection. It is also associated with autoimmune endocrinopathies in 40% of patients. It is thought to be due to a T‐cell defect, although no precise mechanism has been el...

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Published inRespirology (Carlton, Vic.) Vol. 10; no. 3; pp. 399 - 401
Main Authors M cKEON, Damian J., WHITE, William, SINCLAIR, David, GOLDMAN, John M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Melbourne, Australia Blackwell Science Pty 01.06.2005
Subjects
Adult
Biopsy
Bronchoscopy
Candidiasis, Chronic Mucocutaneous - complications
Candidiasis, Chronic Mucocutaneous - diagnosis
chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis
Diagnosis, Differential
Fatal Outcome
Humans
Male
Pneumocystis carinii
pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
Pneumonia, Pneumocystis - complications
Pneumonia, Pneumocystis - diagnosis
Radiography, Thoracic
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary::  Chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis is a disorder of the skin, nails or mucous membranes in the absence of another cause of the infection. It is also associated with autoimmune endocrinopathies in 40% of patients. It is thought to be due to a T‐cell defect, although no precise mechanism has been elucidated. There have been two previous cases of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia reported with this condition. We report a fatal case in a 34‐year‐old male.
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ISSN:1323-7799
1440-1843
DOI:10.1111/j.1440-1843.2005.00700.x