Recurrent pneumococcal pneumonia in an HIV-positive patient with lymphoid interstitial pneumonitis.
Lymphoid interstitial pneumonitis (LIP) is a rare complication of AIDS in adults. Patients with AIDS and LIP are at high risk for bacterial pneumonia caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, and Staphylococcus aureus. We have described an HIV-positive patient with LIP complicated by recurrent pneumonia due to Streptococcus pneumoniae; recurrence was apparently prevented by maintenance penicillin therapy.
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Department of Internal Medicine, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC 28232-2861.
Horton
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Corbin
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D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D000328:Adult; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D005260:Female; D015497:HIV-1; D006801:Humans; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011018:Pneumonia, Pneumococcal / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D011658:Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D012008:Recurrence; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D010406:Penicillins