Life-threatening Pneumocystis jiroveci Pneumonia with Cytomegalovirus Coinfection in a Follicular Lymphoma Patient During Rituximab-based Chemotherapy

Life-threatening Pneumocystis jiroveci Pneumonia with Cytomegalovirus Coinfection in a Follicular Lymphoma Patient During Rituximab-based Chemotherapy

In the era of target therapy, we face the challenge of the risk of opportunistic infection in patients with B-cell lymphoma who receiving rituximab-based chemotherapy. Opportunistic infections such as Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PJP) and Cytomegalovirus (CMV) pneumonia are life-threatening dise...

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Main Authors: Mu-Chun Yang, Sheng-Kang Chiu, Jong-Kai Hsiao, Woei-Yau Kao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2024-01-01
Series:Journal of Cancer Research and Practice
Subjects:
coinfection
cytomegalovirus
follicular lymphoma
pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia
rituximab
cyclophosphamide
vincristine
and prednisone
Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/ejcrp.eJCRP-D-23-00015
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