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Hindi International Journal of Cardiovascular ResearchISSN: 2324-8602
Natraj Setty HS Author
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Pulmonary thromboembolism
MD, DM, Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Biography
MD, DM, Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, Bangalore, Karnataka, India Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia is a very well documented opportunistic infection in retro-positive individuals. Studies have shown that venous and arterial thrombosis occurs with increased frequency in patients infected with HIV.
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Acute Pulmonary Thromboembolism Masquerading as Pneumocystis Ji-roveci Pneumonia in a Newly Detected HIV Positive Patient
Author(s): Natraj Setty HS*, Raghu TR, Jayashree K, Geetha, Shivanand S Patil, Babu Reddy, Vijaykumar JR and Manjunath CN
Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia is a very well documented opportunistic infection in retro-positive individuals. Studies have shown that venous and arterial thrombosis occurs with increased frequency in patients infected with HIV. The reported frequency of venous thromboembolism varies between 0.19% to 7.63%/ year and that of pulmonary thromboembolism around 0.26%. But here, we report a case in which a newly detected retro-positive patient had both pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia and pulmonary thromboembolism leading to a diagnostic delay of PCP pneumonia.
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