Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia complicated by lymphadenopathy and pneumothorax.
A case of generalized Pneumocystis carinii infection presented as hilar and mediastinal lymphadenopathy and was complicated by spontaneous pneumothorax. Extrapulmonary P carinii infection in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is rare, and pneumothorax is even rarer. The purpose of this report is to call attention to these atypical features of P carinii infection in patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
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Department of Medicine, Howard University Medical School, Washington, DC 20060.
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Williams
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Gumbs
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Hackney
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Frederick
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D000386:AIDS-Related Complex / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011020:Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography