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[Pneumocystis carinii infection disclosing untreated systemic lupus erythematosus]
T B Nguyen1, N Galezowski, A L Taksin
1Service de Médecine Interne, Fondation Hôpital Saint-Joseph, Paris, France.
La Revue De Medecine Interne
|January 1, 1995
Abstract:
Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) is a well known opportunistic infection in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) patients with lymphopenia and treated with corticosteroid or cytotoxics agents. We report a new case of PCP in an untreated SLE with severe lymphopenia. We discuss the origin of lymphopenia in SLE, lymphopenia as a risk factor of Pneumocystis carinii infection, and safety precautions to take.