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Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in the treatment of critical Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in a child with Langerhans cell histiocytosis: a case report and literature review

2024-07-26

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<title>Abstract</title> <p><bold>Background: </bold>Children with Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) are particularly susceptible to infections such as <italic>Pneumocystis jirovecii </italic>pneumonia (PJP) due to the immunosuppressive effects of chemotherapy, which can progress to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and respiratory failure. The use of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) to manage...

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10.21203/rs.3.rs-4667001/v1
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