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ReviewBMC infectious diseases2023

Extrapulmonary Pneumocystis jirovecii infection in an advanced HIV-infected patient: A case report and literature review.

Lalita Tancharoen, Soranart Muangsomboon, Patsharaporn T Sarasombath, Nasikarn Angkasekwinai

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Review in BMC infectious diseases, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Extrapulmonary and OtherJournal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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  3. An overview of the laboratory diagnosis ofJournal of clinical microbiology · 2025
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  5. Clinical microbiology reviews · 2024
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  6. Molecular Study ofJournal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
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  7. CutaneousEuropean journal of case reports in internal medicine · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Lalita TancharoenDivision of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, 2 Wanglang Road, Bangkoknoi, Bangkok, 10700, Thailand.
Soranart MuangsomboonDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Patsharaporn T SarasombathDepartment of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Nasikarn AngkasekwinaiDivision of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, 2 Wanglang Road, Bangkoknoi, Bangkok, 10700, Thailand. nasikarn.ang@mahidol.ac.th.
Mahidol University · THSiriraj Hospital · TH

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPneumocystis jirovecii infection is the most common opportunistic infection that causes pneumonia in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients; however, extrapulmonary P. jirovecii infection is extremely rare after the use of antiretroviral therapy. Here, we present the second reported case of paraspinal mass caused by P. jirovecii infection in an advanced HIV-infected patient. CASE PRESENTATION: A 45-year-old woman presented with dyspnea on exertion, and significant weight loss within the preceding 4 months. Initial complete blood count (CBC) findings revealed pancytopenia with a hemoglobin (Hb) level of 8.9 g/dL, a white blood cell (WBC) count of 2180 cells/mm

conclusionsExtrapulmonary pneumocystosis (EPCP) has become an extremely rare condition in HIV-infected patients after the widespread use of ART. EPCP should be considered in ART-naive HIV-infected patients suspected of having or diagnosed with Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia who present with atypical symptoms and/or signs. Histopathologic examination with GMS staining of affected tissue is necessary for the diagnosis of EPCP.

Indexed as

HIV InfectionsPneumocystis cariniiPneumonia, PneumocystisFemaleHIVHumansInflammationLamivudineMiddle AgedLamivudineExtrapulmonary pneumocystosisHIVParavertebral massPneumocystis jiroveciiPneumocystis pneumonia

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PMID36991362
PMCPMC10053109
OpenAlexW4361197673

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