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Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:107-111
© 1991 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia after heart transplantation

Hideaki Saigenji, MD1, Mitsunori Kaneko, MD, Birger Rhenmen, MD, Richard J. Williams, MD, M.Andre Vasu, MD, Timothy B. Icenogle, MD, Jack G. Copeland, MD*

Section of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona USA

Accepted for publication March 20, 1991.

* Address reprint requests to Dr Copeland, Section of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, 1501 N Campbell Ave, Tucson, AZ 85724.


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Five patients with Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia after heart transplantation are reported. Four had severe clinical symptoms, whereas 1 was asymptomatic. Mechanical ventilatory support was necessary in 1 because of respiratory distress. Pneumocystis carinii infection developed in 4 patients within the first 4 postoperative months, and 1 patient had clinical disease 1 year after transplantation with a recurrence 9 months later. All were treated with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole either orally or intravenously (10 to 20 mg · kg–1 · day–1 of trimethoprim). All patients recovered from infection and received the same drug prophylactically for 2 to 20 months after the infection. All patients are doing well after Pneumocystis carinii infection except 1 who died after an acute myocardial infarction 4 years after infection. We conclude that trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole is an effective agent for the treatment of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia after heart transplantation.


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1 Dr Saigenji's present address is The Second Department of Surgery, Kagoshima University Faculty of Medicine, 8-35-1 Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima 890, Japan.


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