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A Case of <b><i>Pneumocystis jirovecii</i></b> Pneumonia under Belatacept and Everolimus: Benefit-Risk Balance between Renal Allograft Function and Infection - Archive ouverte HAL
Article Dans Une Revue Case Reports in Nephrology and Dialysis Année : 2021

A Case of Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia under Belatacept and Everolimus: Benefit-Risk Balance between Renal Allograft Function and Infection

Quentin Perrier
Antoine Portais
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Florian Terrec
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Yann Cerba
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Thierry Romanet
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Paolo Malvezzi
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Rachel Tetaz
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Lionel Rostaing
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Résumé

Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia is an opportunistic disease usually prevented by trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole. A 49-year-old HLA-sensitized male with successful late conversion from tacrolimus-based to belatacept-based immunosuppression developed P. jirovecii pneumonia for which he presented several risks factors: low lymphocyte count with no CD4+ T cells detected since 2 years, hypogammaglobulinemia, history of acute cellular rejection 3 years before, and immunosuppressive treatment (belatacept, everolimus). Because of respiratory gravity in the acute phase, the patient was given oxygen, corticosteroids, and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole. Thanks to the improvement of respiratory status, and because of the renal impairment, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole was converted to atovaquone for 21 days. Indeed, after 1 week on intensive treatment, the benefit-risk balance favored preserving renal function according to respiratory improvement status. P. jirovecii pneumonia prophylaxis for the next 6 months was monthly aerosol of pentamidine. Long-term safety studies or early/late conversion to belatacept did not report on P. jirovecii pneumonia. Four other cases of P. jirovecii pneumonia under belatacept therapy were previously described in patients having no P. jirovecii pneumonia prophylaxis. Studies on the reintroduction of P. jiroveciipneumonia prophylaxis after conversion to belatacept would be of interest. It could be useful to continue regular evaluation within the second-year post-transplantation regarding immunosuppression: T-cell subsets and immunoglobulin G levels.

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hal-04813125 , version 1 (01-12-2024)

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Quentin Perrier, Antoine Portais, Florian Terrec, Yann Cerba, Thierry Romanet, et al.. A Case of Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia under Belatacept and Everolimus: Benefit-Risk Balance between Renal Allograft Function and Infection. Case Reports in Nephrology and Dialysis, 2021, 11 (1), pp.10-15. ⟨10.1159/000510842⟩. ⟨hal-04813125⟩
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