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Pneumocystis pneumonia in a treatment-naive rheumatoid arthritis patient

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A HIV-negative, newly diagnosed patient with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) was found to have pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia. The infection was treated with three weeks of atovaquone and corticosteroids. Clinicians should be… Click to show full abstract

A HIV-negative, newly diagnosed patient with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) was found to have pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia. The infection was treated with three weeks of atovaquone and corticosteroids. Clinicians should be aware of pneumocystis pneumonia as an infection in RA patients not receiving treatment.

Keywords: pneumocystis pneumonia; rheumatoid arthritis; patient

Journal Title: IDCases
Year Published: 2019

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