Pneumocystis and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Coinfection: A Case Report and Review of an Emerging Diagnostic Dilemma

Open Forum Infect Dis. 2020 Dec 18;8(1):ofaa633. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa633. eCollection 2021 Jan.

Abstract

We present a case of a critically ill patient with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) found to have acquired immune deficiency syndrome and Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP). Coronavirus disease 2019 and PCP co-occurrence is increasingly reported and may complicate diagnostic and therapeutic strategies. Patients with severe COVID-19 should be screened for underlying immunocompromise and coinfections should be considered.

Keywords: COVID-19; HIV; Pneumocystis; SARS-CoV-2; coinfection.

Publication types

  • Case Reports