Korean J Pediatr Infect Dis.  1997 May;4(1):174-182. 10.14776/kjpid.1997.4.1.174.

A Case of Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia with Febrile Neutropenia in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

• Choi YH
• Min KS
• Kim JW
• Kim KN
• Ryoo KY

• KMID: 2440372
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.14776/kjpid.1997.4.1.174

Abstract

Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia mainly occurs in immunocompromised patients and it is also known of major cause of death in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. After consolidation chemotherapy, acute lymphoblastic leukemia children is developed Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia frequently no an opportunistic infection but there were no controlled studies which have been performed to evaluate the usefulness of corticosteroid in Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. We experienced a case of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in acute lymphoblastic leukemia with febrile neutropenic 6 years old girl. She was treated with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and prednisone. We report this case with brief review of related literature.

Keyword

Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia; Acute lymphoblastic leukemia; Timethoprim-sulfamethoxazole; Corticosteroid

MeSH Terms

Cause of Death
Child
Consolidation Chemotherapy
Febrile Neutropenia*
Female
Humans
Immunocompromised Host
Opportunistic Infections
Pneumocystis carinii*
Pneumocystis*
Pneumonia, Pneumocystis*
Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma*
Prednisone
Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination
Prednisone
Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination