Pneumocystis carinii pneumonitis successfully treated with trimethoprim-sulphamethoxazole.
Pneumocystis carinii pneumonitis was diagnosed on lung biopsy in an immunosuppressed patient. Therapy with trimethoprim-sulphamethoxazole led to a rapid clinical recovery with no side-effects being observed.
D000368:Aged; D004338:Drug Combinations; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011020:Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013420:Sulfamethoxazole / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014295:Trimethoprim / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D004338:Drug Combinations; D014295:Trimethoprim; D013420:Sulfamethoxazole