Disseminated Pneumocystis carinii infection in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
Pneumocystis carinii, a frequent cause of pneumonia in immunocompromised patients, rarely disseminates to involve other organs. This report describes a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and pneumocystis pneumonia in whom extrapulmonary P. carinii infection was diagnosed on duodenal and esophageal endoscopic biopsy specimens. Autopsy revealed dissemination to multiple organs.
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D004378:Duodenal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D011010:Pneumocystis; D011528:Protozoan Infections / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology