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Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia associated with Pneumocystis carinii infection and sirolimus therapy in a renal transplant patient.

Verma N, Soans B

Department of Radiology, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. n_verma@optusnet.com.au

We present the case of a renal transplant patient on sirolimus (rapamycin) therapy who developed cryptogenic organizing pneumonia in association with Pneumocystis carinii infection. To our knowledge, such a case has not been previously reported.

Published 27 February 2006 in Australas Radiol, 50(1): 68-70.
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