TITLE:
Pneumocystis jiroveci Pneumonia in an Immunocompetent Female Patient
AUTHORS:
Lamyae Amro, Ghizlane Hamzaoui, Hafsa Sajiai, Hind Serhane, Abdelhaq Alaoui Yazidi
KEYWORDS:
Pneumocystosis, Pneumocystis jiroveci, Immunocompetent
JOURNAL NAME:
Case Reports in Clinical Medicine,
Vol.3 No.7,
July
23,
2014
ABSTRACT: Introduction: The
pneumocystosis is an infection caused by a saprophytic germ Pneumocystis jiroveci. It is exceptional
in immunocompetent patients. Case report: This is a 30-year-old patient,
admitted to the service for an acute respiratory failure. She was treated for pulmonary tuberculosis 6 months ago. The review has objectified clinique cyanosis of the lips and extremities
with a blood pressure 120/70 mmHg, a heart rate of 70 bats/min, a temperature
of 38°C and SaO2 to 82% in the open air. The chest radiograph objectified reticulonodular
opacities on the right. The patient was put under bi-broad-spectrum antibiotics. Due to the non improvement of the patient’s state,
the search for Pneumocystis jiroveci in induced sputum was made and it
was positive. The search for a field of immunosuppression was
negative.