Varicella-zoster virus pneumonia co-infected with Pneumocystis jirovecii

Qianwen Zhang; Lingxiao Liang; Ailing Liu; Dandan Zhou; Aijun Li

doi:10.1002/rcr2.953

Varicella-zoster virus pneumonia co-infected with Pneumocystis jirovecii

Respirol Case Rep. 2022 May 3;10(6):e0953. doi: 10.1002/rcr2.953. eCollection 2022 Jun.

Authors

Qianwen Zhang¹, Lingxiao Liang², Ailing Liu¹, Dandan Zhou¹, Aijun Li¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Weihai Municipal Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine Shandong University Weihai China.
² Emergency Department, Weihai Municipal Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine Shandong University Weihai China.

Abstract
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Pulmonary co-infection with varicella-zoster virus (VZV) and Pneumocystis jirovecii (PJ) is uncommon. This case describes computed tomography findings of VZV pneumonia co-infected with PJ.

Pulmonary co‐infection with varicella‐zoster virus (VZV) and Pneumocystis jirovecii (PJ) is uncommon. This case describes computed tomography (CT) findings of VZV pneumonia co‐infected with PJ. Co‐infection of VZV and PJ pneumonia is possible in immunocompromised patients. The similarities in chest CT makes it difficult to differentiate VZV from PJ.

Keywords: Pneumocystis jirovecii; co‐infection; pneumonia; varicella‐zoster virus.

Abstract in English, Danish

Abstract
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