Research Article, Int J Cardiovas Res Vol: 5 Issue: 6
Acute Pulmonary Thromboembolism Masquerading as Pneumocystis Ji-roveci Pneumonia in a Newly Detected HIV Positive Patient
| Natraj Setty HS*, Raghu TR, Jayashree K, Geetha, Shivanand S Patil, Babu Reddy, Vijaykumar JR and Manjunath CN | |
| Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India | |
| Corresponding author : Natraj Setty HS
MD, DM, Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, Bangalore, Karnataka, India Tel: 080-26580051, 9845612322 Fax: 080-22977261 E-mail: [email protected] |
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| Received: September 07, 2016 Accepted: October 24, 2016 Published: October 31, 2016 | |
| Citation: Natraj Setty HS, Raghu TR, Jayashree K, Geetha, Shivanand SP, et al. (2016) Acute Pulmonary Thromboembolism Masquerading as Pneumocystis Ji-roveci Pneumonia in a Newly Detected HIV Positive Patient. Int J Cardiovasc Res 5:6. doi: 10.4172/2324-8602.1000291 |
Abstract
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.
