Not COVID-19, Don't Overlook Pneumocystis in Patients on Gefitinib!
Not COVID-19, Don't Overlook Pneumocystis in Patients on Gefitinib!
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10.3390/curroncol28010094
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2021-02-21
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Manckoundia P
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Barben J;Quipourt V;Vovelle J;Putot A;Manckoundia P
COVID-19 pneumonia can be confused with Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) on computed tomography and is a source of misdiagnosis. This can lead to mistreatment and an increased risk of mortality. Gefitinib, a tyrosine kinase inhibitor anti-EGFR used in cancer therapy and corticosteroids, could increase the risk of PJP. 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 positive on bronchoalveolar lavage. The final diagnosis was Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia. Therefore, physicians must be careful not to misdiagnose COVID-19, especially in cancer patients on small-molecule therapeutics like gefitinib and corticosteroids.
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