A case of Pneumocystis pneumonia, with a granulomatous response and vitamin D-mediated hypercalcemia, presenting 13 years after renal transplantation.
Transpl Infect Dis
; 21(3): e13081, 2019 Jun.
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| ID: mdl-30892756
ABSTRACT
Vitamin D-mediated hypercalcemia is an uncommon complication of Pneumocystis infection. A granulomatous response resulting from Pneumocystis infection is also atypical. In this report, we describe an exceptional case of granulomatous Pneumocystis pneumonia associated with vitamin D-mediated hypercalcemia, in a patient who presented unusually late after renal transplantation. The patient's hypercalcemia resolved with treatment of the infection.
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Assunto principal:
Pneumonia por Pneumocystis
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Vitamina D
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Transplante de Rim
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Granuloma
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Hipercalcemia
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
Limite:
Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2019
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Article