TY  - JOUR 
TI  - Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in two patients with systemic lupus erythematosus after rituximab therapy
PB  - Springer-Verlag London Ltd
PY  - 2014
issn 1434-9949
AB  - New cases of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) have recently been reported in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) after rituximab therapy. Several factors may contribute to susceptibility to P. jirovecii infection in this type of patients, including the immunological characteristics of the disease, the mechanisms of rituximab action, environmental factors, and the biological characteristics of the fungus. We report two patients with SLE who developed PJP after rituximab therapy.
KW  - Ciencias socio biomédicas
KW  - Medical sciences
KW  - Pneumocystis jiroveci
KW  - Lupus eritematoso sistémico
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10906/81239
ER  -