Double Infection in a Patient with Chronic GVHD Post Allogeneic Transplant: “Hickam's Dictum” Trumps “Occam's Razor”!—A Case Report with Review of Literature

Double Infection in a Patient with Chronic GVHD Post Allogeneic Transplant: “Hickam's Dictum” Trumps “Occam's Razor”!—A Case Report with Review of Literature

Double pneumonia with Pneumocystis jirovecii (PCP) and Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) has been reported in patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome. A similar immune-suppressed state exists in allogeneic transplant survivors treated for graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). The clinical featu...

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Main Authors: Fen Saj, Vendoti Nitheesha Reddy, Smita Kayal, Biswajit Dubashi, Rakesh Singh, Noyal Mariya Joseph, Prasanth Ganesan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
Series:Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology
Subjects:
Pneumocystis jirovecii
mycobacterium tuberculosis
allogeneic transplant
stem cell transplantation
double infection
graft-versus-host disease
ruxolitinib
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0042-1748166
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