Type B3 Thymoma Complicated with Pneumonia with Rare Features: A Case Report

Overview

Journal Exp Ther Med

Specialty Pathology

Date 2024 Mar 13

PMID 38476920

Authors

Jianping Jiang

Jinmeng Dai

Xun Hu

Xiujuan Yao

Weiqiang Mo

Haiqin Wang

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Abstract

The case of a patient with type B3 thymomacomorbid with pneumonia exhibiting rare features is presented in the current report. The patient was admitted at the Second Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University (Jiaxing, China) with a history of direct contact with poultry. Clinical manifestations included fever, shivers, cough, fatigue and poor appetite. Chest computed tomography (CT) indicated right lung pneumonia, while metagenomics next-generation sequencing using bronchoalveolar lavage fluid confirmed infection with . Additionally, positron emission tomography-CT suggested the presence of thymoma. After surgery and treatment with doxycycline and imipenem cilastatin, the patient was discharged showing signs of improvement.

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