Pneumocystis pneumonia in a treatment-naive rheumatoid arthritis patient
Anuoluwapo Shobayo,
Chiemeziem Nwanyanwu,
Edward Chapnick
Affiliations
Anuoluwapo Shobayo
Corresponding author at: The Department of Internal Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center 4802 Tenth Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11219, USA.; The Department of Internal Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA
Chiemeziem Nwanyanwu
The Department of Internal Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA
Edward Chapnick
The Department of Internal Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA
A HIV-negative, newly diagnosed patient with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) was found to have pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia. The infection was treated with three weeks of atovaquone and corticosteroids. Clinicians should be aware of pneumocystis pneumonia as an infection in RA patients not receiving treatment. Keywords: Pneumocystis jirovecii, Rheumatoid arthritis, Asymptomatic carrier, Short-term prophylaxis
