[Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia--not only in AIDS].
Two patients with haematologic malignancies developed Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia while under outpatient treatment, one on busulphan for chronic myelogen leukemia, and the other on prednisone plus chlorambucil for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. The first patient was moderately ill and required hospitalization for 12 days while the second patient was critically ill and needed assisted ventilation for two weeks. Eventually they both recovered and returned to work. Tests for serum antibodies to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) were negative in both patients. We review the problem of P. carinii pneumonia in patients receiving immunosuppressive drugs.
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Avdeling for infeksjonssykdommer, Medisinsk klinikk, Ullevål sykehus, Oslo.
von der Lippe
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Strømsheim
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D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D015464:Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive / Q000188:drug therapy; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011020:Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology; D011859:Radiography
D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents
Pneumocystis carinii-pneumoni--ikke bare ved AIDS.