Not COVID-19, Don’t Overlook Pneumocystis in Patients on Gefitinib!

An 82-year-old woman treated for advanced lung cancer with gefitinb was admitted to the emergency unit complaining of dyspnea. Chest computed tomography found abnormalities classified as possible diffuse COVID-19 pneumonia. RT-PCR for Sars-Cov-2 was twice negative. PCR for Pneumocystis jirovecii was...

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Main Authors: Jérémy Barben, Valérie Quipourt, Jérémie Vovelle, Alain Putot, Patrick Manckoundia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-02-01
Series:Current Oncology
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1718-7729/28/1/94