Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia in an Immunocompetent Japanese Man: A Case Report and Literature Review

Table 1

Review of previously published cases.

Author	Patient demographics	Initial presentation	Initial radiological findings	Means of diagnosis	Outcome
Cano [3]	39-year-old man	Fever and; dyspnea	Left pleural　effusion and bilateral interstitial infiltrate	GMS staining of TNA specimens	Survive
	30-year-old man	Fever and; dyspnea	Diffuse alveolar infiltrate	GMS staining of BALF specimens	Survive
	37-year-old woman	Fever, cough, and malaise	Bilateral alveolointerstitial infiltrate	GMS staining of BALF specimens	Survive
	37-year-old man	Cough and purulent sputum	Bilateral nonhomogeneous alveolar infiltrate	GMS staining of TNA specimens	Survive
	55-year-old man	Fever and chill	Bilateral alveolar infiltrate in the middle and lower fields	GMS staining of BALF specimens	Survive
Koshy [4]	56-year-old man	Cough, dyspnea, and hemoptysis	Bilateral nonhomogenous opacities in the middle and lower zones	GMS staining of induced sputum	Survive
Harris [5]	51-year-old man	None	A right upper lung nodule	Open lung biopsy	Survive
Nejmi [6]	30-year-old woman	Productive cough and dyspnea.	Reticulo-micro-nodular opacities in the right lung	Induced sputum	Survive
Present case	37-year-old man	Non-productive cough	Bilateral diffuse infiltration	GMS staining of BALF specimens	Dead

PCP indicates Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia; BALF, bronchoalveolar lavage fluid; GMS, Grocott's methenamine silver; TNA, transthoracic needle aspiration; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease