Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia Following Initiation of 15 mg Prednisone Daily
A 74-year-old man with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease presented with acute dyspnea and rapidly progressed to hypoxic respiratory failure requiring high levels of noninvasive mechanical ventilation. Three months prior, he was administered prednisone, 15 mg daily for polymyalgia rheumatica. He...
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| Language: | English |
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American College of Physicians
2025-05-01
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| Series: | Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases |
| Online Access: | https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/aimcc.2024.0939 |
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