Acquired Immunodeficiency from Maternal Chemotherapy and Severe Primary Pneumocystis Infection in an Infant

• Principais autores: Adeline Yi Ling Lim (Autor), Adrian Christian Mattke (Autor), Julia Elizabeth Clark (Autor), Alberto Pinzon-Charry (Autor), Nelson Alphonso (Autor), Nitin Kapur (Autor)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Hindawi Limited, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Pneumocystis jirovecii is recognized as an opportunistic pathogen in immunosuppressed patients. We report a case of severe Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) in an infant with acquired combined immunodeficiency secondary to maternal chemotherapy exposure during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy...