Korean J Pediatr Infect Dis.  2005 May;12(1):95-99. 10.14776/kjpid.2005.12.1.95.

A Case of Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia in an Infant with Failure to Thrive

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  • 1Department of Pediatrics, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. nmcmpkjy@uniltel.co.kr

Abstract

Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia is an infectious disease which is highly prevalent in the group of immunosuppressed patients, particularly with hematologic tumors as lymphomas and acquired immune deficiency syndrome(AIDS), severe malnutrition, organ transplantations, high dose corticosteroid therapy. Some cases of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in infants with primary immune deficiency were already reported. The authors present a case of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia developed in an infant who suffered from 10 days of poor feeding and failure to thrive and not included in the risk groups listed above. He had bilateral interstitial infiltrations on the chest radiography, diagnosed as Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia after Gomori-methenamine silver staining of his sputum that was taken through tracheal intubation. He improved after administering Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole for 14 days.

Keyword

Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia; Failure to thrive; Gomori methenamine silver stain

MeSH Terms

Communicable Diseases
Failure to Thrive*
Humans
Infant*
Intubation
Lymphoma
Malnutrition
Organ Transplantation
Pneumocystis carinii*
Pneumocystis*
Pneumonia, Pneumocystis*
Radiography
Silver Staining
Sputum
Thorax
Transplants
Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination
Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination
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