Pneumocystis pneumonia during primary HIV infection: a case report and review of the literature

More than 90 % of cases of pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) in adults occur in patients with chronic HIV infection with CD4 counts lower than 200 cells/ml. Even though primary HIV infection can cause transient profound CD4 lymphocytopenia, PCP is rarely reported during primary HIV infection. We report a...

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Published inJournal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy Vol. 19; no. 5; pp. 990 - 991
Main Authors Ungprasert, Patompong, Permpalung, Nitipong, Srivali, Narat, Bischof, Edward F, Edmonds, Lee C
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Tokyo Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2013
Springer Japan
Subjects
Acute retroviral syndrome
Adult
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - microbiology
Anti-Infective Agents - therapeutic use
Case Report
Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Medicine
HIV Infections - microbiology
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Infectious Diseases
Male
Medical Microbiology
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
PCP
Pneumocystis
Pneumocystis pneumonia
Pneumonia, Pneumocystis - drug therapy
Pneumonia, Pneumocystis - virology
Primary HIV infection
Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination - therapeutic use
Virology
Primary HIV infection
Acute retroviral syndrome
PCP
Pneumocystis pneumonia
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Summary:More than 90 % of cases of pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) in adults occur in patients with chronic HIV infection with CD4 counts lower than 200 cells/ml. Even though primary HIV infection can cause transient profound CD4 lymphocytopenia, PCP is rarely reported during primary HIV infection. We report a case of a 26-year-old man who was diagnosed with PCP in the setting of primary HIV infection. He was successfully treated with a 21-day course of oral co-trimoxazole.
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ISSN:1341-321X
1437-7780
DOI:10.1007/s10156-013-0568-y