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Original Article
Infection
Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in pediatric patients: an analysis of 15 confirmed consecutive cases during 14 years
Kyung-Ran Kim, Jong Min Kim, Ji-Man Kang, Yae-Jean Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2016;59(6):252-255.   Published online June 30, 2016
Purpose

Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia occurs in various immunocompromised patients. Despite the prophylaxis strategies in clinical practice, certain patients develop P. jirovecii pneumonia. This study was performed to investigate pediatric cases with P. jirovecii pneumonia in a single center.

Methods

We identified pediatric patients younger than 19 years with microbiologically confirmed P. jirovecii pneumonia from January 2000 to February 2014. A retrospective chart review...

A Case of Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia Associated with Cytomegalovirus Lung Infection.
K S Lee, Y O Lee, H J Park, M J Shin
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1987;30(11):1274-1281.   Published online November 30, 1987
Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia has been highly prevalent in prematurity, malnourished infants and immunosuppressed patients. Since 1981, it has been by far the commonest opportunistic infection in AIDS. We experienced a case of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia associated with cytomegalovirus lung infection in a 3 months old malnourished female orphan. She had been suffered from chronic diarrhea, losing body weight 2 kg in a month prior...
Case Report
Two Autopsy Cases of Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia.
Dae Deok Ahn, Tae Suck Jung, Jung Kwon Lee, Yoon Ja Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1984;27(3):271-276.   Published online March 31, 1984
Pneumocystis infection is highly prevalent in humans and lower animals throughout the world. The disease has almost alway been sporadic, rarely epidemic, and has occurred in all age groups. We experienced two cases of pneumocystis carinii pneumonia. They were brought to our hospital from orphanage at the age of 50 day and 86 day old. The initial X-ray findings were...
Original Article
A Clinical Study of 15 Cases of Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia.
Jae Oh Kim, Sung Sook Cho, Jung Woo Suk, Don Hee Ahn, Keun Chan Sohn, Tai Hyuk Yim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1981;24(2):136-144.   Published online February 15, 1981
Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia is unique infection with unyielding penchant for the debilitated and immunodeficient host. Since several reports of pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in late half of 1950 period, no additional report was found in literature in Korea. We Tecently experienced 15 cases of pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in infants of an institution for foreign adoption, who, were admitted to our*hospital with...