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Case Report A Case of Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia and Cutaneous Nocardiosis Associated with Ectopic ACTH Syndrome.
Hee Sun Jung, Seung Hwan Lee, Hee Yeon Kim, Eun Ho Chu, Kang Woo Lee, Mi Ja Kang, Ji Hyun Kim, Hyuk Sang Kwon, Kun Ho Yoon, Bong Yun Cha, Ho Young Son
Endocrinology and Metabolism 2008;23(1):44-50
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3803/jkes.2008.23.1.44
Published online: February 1, 2008
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Department of Internal Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Korea.
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Abstract

Cushing's syndrome is characterized by hypercortisolism and impairment of cell-mediated immune function, increasing the risk of opportunistic infection, as occurs in other immunocompromised groups such as organ transplant recipients, patients with lymphoreticular malignancy, or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. We report a case of a 68-year-old woman who was affected with pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) 8 years ago and cutaneous nocardiosis this year. The patient was diagnosed with ectopic ACTH syndrome 8 years ago, but no ectopic ACTH secreting focus was found in radiologic imaging studies. She recovered from PCP and cutaneous nocardiosis after antibiotic (trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole) administration. After the infection resolved, she underwent laparoscopic bilateral adrenalectomy and was not longer hypercortisolemic.

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