title: Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia in a Treatment-Naive Patient With Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia.
abstract: Pneumocystis jiroveciipneumonia is a known complication in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia who are treated with fludarabine-based chemotherapy; however, it is extremely uncommon in treatment naïve patients. Here we report a case ofPneumocystis jiroveciipneumonia in a patient with untreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
authors.affiliation: Division of Clinical Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.
authors.forename: Jeffrey R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Strich
authors.affiliation: Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.
authors.forename: Theresa D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Jerussi
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Lymphoid Malignancies, National Heart, Lung, and Blood, Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.
authors.forename: Adrian
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wiestner
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Clinical Infectious Disease, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.
authors.forename: Steven M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Holland
keywords: Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia; chronic lymphocytic leukemia; opportunistic infection