Legionella and Pneumocystis pneumonias in asthmatic children on high doses of systemic steroids

Asthma is increasingly treated as an inflammatory disease with inhaled and/or systemic corticosteroids. We report 3 cases of unusual pneumonias associated with high doses of oral steroids. Two patients contracted Legionella pneumonia and one patient contracted Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia. With in...

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Veröffentlicht in:Pediatric pulmonology 1994-09, Vol.18 (3), p.135-138
Hauptverfasser: Abernathy-Carver, K. J., Fan, L. L., Boguniewicz, M., Larsen, G. L., Leung, D. Y. M.
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Zusammenfassung:Asthma is increasingly treated as an inflammatory disease with inhaled and/or systemic corticosteroids. We report 3 cases of unusual pneumonias associated with high doses of oral steroids. Two patients contracted Legionella pneumonia and one patient contracted Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia. With increasing usage, it is important for physicians to be aware of the possible infectious complications of high dose steroids. This report highlights the risk of corticosteroid treatment in asthma in predisposing to opportunistic infections that have not heretofore been readily associated with asthma.Pediatr Pulmonol. 1994;18:135–138. © 1994 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
ISSN:8755-6863
1099-0496
DOI:10.1002/ppul.1950180303