Three cases of pneumocystis pneumonia in rheumatoid arthritis patients

Kohei Miyake; Ken Senoo; Kiithiro Ninomiya; Tomoki Tamura; Toshio Kubo; Toshiaki Okada; Shingo Harita

Three cases of pneumocystis pneumonia in rheumatoid arthritis patients

Kohei Miyake, Ken Senoo, Kiithiro Ninomiya, Tomoki Tamura, Toshio Kubo, Toshiaki Okada, Shingo Harita

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Abstract

This report describes three cases of Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. In all cases, the patients received methotrexate and steroids as anti-rheumatoid drugs. Radiographic findings showed diffuse ground-glass opacities within the lungs. All three patients received trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole therapy for the PCP. Two patients recovered and were discharged, and the third patient died. PCP in RA patients is difficult to diagnose at an early stage. After evaluating the risk of PCP, it is clear that initial therapy for PCP is necessary with the administration of anti-rheumatoid drugs.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	83-90
Number of pages	8
Journal	Japanese Journal of Chest Diseases
Volume	73
Issue number	1
Publication status	Published - Jan 2014
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Methotrexate
Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia
Rheumatoid arthritis
Steroid
β-D-glucan

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

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Three cases of pneumocystis pneumonia in rheumatoid arthritis patients

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