학술논문
Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis as a complication of treatment with infliximab, anti-tumor necrosis factor α neutralizing antibody.
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Article
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Subject
*PNEUMOCYSTIS pneumonia
*INFLIXIMAB
*RHEUMATOID arthritis
*DYSPNEA
*LUNG diseases
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ISSN
1439-7595
Abstract
We report that a-63-year-old woman developed Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PCP) as a complication from treatment with infliximab for rheumatoid arthritis. Although there was neither symptoms of dyspnea nor typical observations on a chest X-ray examination, low levels of oxygen saturation and findings of high-resolution chest computed tomographic scanning suggested a possibility of interstitial pneumonia. A polymerase chain reaction-based detection of Pneumocystis jiroveci in induced sputum allowed an early diagnosis of PCP and subsequent effective treatment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]