Cryobiopsy as a diagnostic method for Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia.

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Published: May 3, 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.37416/rmc.v34i1.566
Keywords:
VIH, Pneumonía por Pneumocystis, infecciones oportunistas HIV, Pneumocystis pneumonia, oportunistic infections

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Yurielis Ramos Rodríguez
Médico Residente de Médicina Interna. Complejo Hospitalario Dr. Arnulfo Arias Madrid. Panamá
Elsa Rueda Borrero
Médico Residente de Médicina Interna. Complejo Hospitalario Dr. Arnulfo Arias Madrid. Panamá

Abstract

This is the case of a 57-year-old male with recently diagnosed HIV, a health care worker with 1-month history of weight loss and respiratory symptoms. Cryobiopsy is performed to isolate Pneumocystis in a histopathological sample. Cryobiopsy is a relatively new method that allows the obtention of larger samples, thus increasing the diagnostic sensitivity to 95-100% in indeterminate interstitial lung disease.

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Ramos Rodríguez Y, Rueda Borrero E. Cryobiopsy as a diagnostic method for Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia. Rev Méd Cient [Internet]. 2021May3 [cited 2025Nov.4];34(1):9-15. Available from: https://www.revistamedicocientifica.org/index.php/rmc/article/view/566
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Vol. 34 No. 1 (2021)
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Clinical Cases
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