[Pneumocystis pneumonia after renal transplantation (author's transl)].
A fatal pneumocystis pneumonia after renal transplantation is described. The diagnosis, which was suspected on clinical and radiological grounds, was confirmed at autopsy. The radiological features and differential diagnosis and the clinical and pathological findings are described. Needle biopsy is recommended for a definitive diagnosis. Specific treatment at the earliest possible moment.
D000328:Adult; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D010419:Pentamidine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011020:Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D011859:Radiography; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous / Q000009:adverse effects
D010419:Pentamidine
Pneumozystis-Pneumonie nach Nierentransplantation