Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia infection in a patient with known chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis.
Chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis is a disorder of the skin, nails or mucous membranes in the absence of another cause of the infection. It is also associated with autoimmune endocrinopathies in 40% of patients. It is thought to be due to a T-cell defect, although no precise mechanism has been elucidated. There have been two previous cases of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia reported with this condition. We report a fatal case in a 34-year-old male.
McKeon
Damian J
DJ
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Torbay Hospital, Torquay, United Kingdom. mckeon@doctors.org.uk
White
William
W
Sinclair
David
D
Goldman
John M
JM
D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D002178:Candidiasis, Chronic Mucocutaneous / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011020:Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed