title: A case of cavitating pneumonia in AIDS.
abstract: Tuberculosis is a common cause of cavitating pneumonia in Singapore. In patients with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), cavitary pneumonias mimicking tuberculosis can mislead the clinician, delaying diagnosis, resulting in increased morbidity. We describe a HIV seropositive patient with cavitating pneumonia in whom the diagnosis of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) was ultimately established only on bronchoscopy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine II, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Eng
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Allen
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Chew
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Monteiro
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Sim
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D011020:Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D015215:Zidovudine / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D015215:Zidovudine; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination