Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia and Alveolar Hemorrhage in a Pregnant Woman with Human T Cell Lymphotropic Virus Type-1 Infection

Yuichiro Tamaki; Futoshi Higa; Daisuke Tasato; Hideta Nakamura; Kayoko Uechi; Maki Tamayose; Shusaku Haranaga; Satomi Yara; Masao Tateyama; Jiro Fujita

doi:10.2169/internalmedicine.50.4482

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Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia and Alveolar Hemorrhage in a Pregnant Woman with Human T Cell Lymphotropic Virus Type-1 Infection

Yuichiro Tamaki, Futoshi Higa, Daisuke Tasato, Hideta Nakamura, Kayoko Uechi, Maki Tamayose, Shusaku Haranaga, Satomi Yara, Masao Tateyama, Jiro Fujita

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Yuichiro Tamaki
Department of Infectious, Respiratory, and Digestive Medicine, Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Japan
Futoshi Higa
Department of Infectious, Respiratory, and Digestive Medicine, Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Japan
Daisuke Tasato
Department of Infectious, Respiratory, and Digestive Medicine, Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Japan
Hideta Nakamura
Department of Infectious, Respiratory, and Digestive Medicine, Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Japan
Kayoko Uechi
Department of Infectious, Respiratory, and Digestive Medicine, Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Japan
Maki Tamayose
Department of Infectious, Respiratory, and Digestive Medicine, Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Japan
Shusaku Haranaga
Department of Infectious, Respiratory, and Digestive Medicine, Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Japan
Satomi Yara
Department of Infectious, Respiratory, and Digestive Medicine, Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Japan
Masao Tateyama
Department of Infectious, Respiratory, and Digestive Medicine, Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Japan
Jiro Fujita
Department of Infectious, Respiratory, and Digestive Medicine, Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Japan

Keywords: human T lymphotropic virus type 1, Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia, pregnancy, alveolar hemorrhage

JOURNAL OPEN ACCESS

2011 Volume 50 Issue 4 Pages 351-354

DOI https://doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.50.4482

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Abstract

Acute lung injury during pregnancy results in morbidity and mortality in both the mother and the fetus. Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP) is a rare disease but may occur in pregnant immune-suppressed women. Here, we describe a case of acute lung injury due to PCP and alveolar hemorrhage in a pregnant woman who was a human T lymphotropic virus type-1 (HTLV-1) carrier. PCP should be considered in the differential diagnosis of pulmonary complications during pregnancy in HTLV-1 endemic areas.

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