Clinical cases of pneumocystis pneumonia in patients with HIV infection and underlying COVID-19
https://doi.org/10.22625/2072-6732-2022-14-4-126-131
Abstract
During the COVID-19 pandemic, additional difficulties have emerged in the differential diagnosis of interstitial pulmonary abnormalities, especially in patients with HIV infection, in whom this kind of injury can be caused by a wide range of pathogens, including opportunistic diseases. The high probability of an adverse outcome of pulmonary disease in patients with severe immunodeficiency requires an urgent choice of effective therapy.
The article describes clinical cases of pneumocystis pneumonia in two COVID-19 patients with newly diagnosed HIV infection, illustrating the difficulties of differential diagnosis in these conditions.
About the Authors
K. Ilieva
First Saint-Petersburg State Medical University named after academician I.P. Pavlov
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Saint Petersburg
E. Yu. Karnaukhova
First Saint-Petersburg State Medical University named after academician I.P. Pavlov
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Saint Petersburg
O. E. Pobegalova
First Saint-Petersburg State Medical University named after academician I.P. Pavlov
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Saint Petersburg
D. A. Lioznov
First Saint-Petersburg State Medical University named after academician I.P. Pavlov; Research Institute of Influenza named after A.A. Smorodintsev
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Saint Petersburg
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For citations:
Ilieva K., Karnaukhova E.Yu., Pobegalova O.E., Lioznov D.A. Clinical cases of pneumocystis pneumonia in patients with HIV infection and underlying COVID-19. Journal Infectology. 2022;14(4):126-131. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.22625/2072-6732-2022-14-4-126-131
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