Characteristics and Mortality of Pneumonia in Patients With Cushing's Syndrome: A Plea for Timely Initiation of Chemoprophylaxis

Overview

Journal Open Forum Infect Dis

Specialty Infectious Diseases

Date 2017 May 9

PMID 28480275

Citations 6

Authors

Karlijn van Halem

Lucia Vrolijk

Alberto Martin Pereira

Markus Gerardus Johannes de Boer

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Abstract

In patients with Cushing's syndrome, development of pneumonia (PCP) is associated with extreme cortisol production levels. In this setting, immune reconstitution after abrogation of cortisol excess appears to induce development of symptomatic PCP. The high mortality rate warrants timely initiation of chemoprophylaxis or even preemptive treatment of PCP.

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