ArticleThe American journal of case reports2020
Successful Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Treatment in an Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Patient with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) Complicating Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia: A Challenging Case.
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Abstract
BACKGROUND Patients with HIV infection tend to have poor intensive care unit (ICU) outcomes; however, survival in the modern combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) era has markedly improved, but Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) still remains a preeminent cause of respiratory failure in AIDS patients. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is an adapted cardiopulmonary bypass circuit for temporary life support for patients not responding to conventional treatment. CASE REPORT A 43-year-old male HIV "late presenter" was admitted to our hospital for fever and dyspnea. A chest CT scan revealed bilateral ground-glass opacities. Empiric antibiotic treatment and cART were started. The emergence of ARDS due to PJP dictated urgent veno-venous (VV) ECMO placement. One week later, radiologic findings and respiratory function had improved and the patient was started on a weaning trial from ECMO and removed 12 days after placement. CONCLUSIONS Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a potentially reversible clinical syndrome with a high mortality rate. ECMO is a rescue therapy allowing lung recovery during acute processes and should be considered an adequate treatment option in HIV+ patients with respiratory failure. ECMO should be considered a useful and adequate treatment option in AIDS patients who have a high risk of dying from respiratory failure.
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