Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia: a light microscopical and ultrastructural study.
A case of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia developing a patient with treated diffuse lymphocytic lymphoma is described. The electron microscopic features and life cycle of the organism are illustrated. The patient died twenty-four hours after the biopsy had been taken. Septrin appeared to have affected the trophozoite stage. Pneumocystis carinii appears to induce interstitial pulmonary oedema and fibrosis. A discussion of the role of electron microscopy in early diagnosis of the disease is presented.
D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D011010:Pneumocystis / Q000254:growth & development / Q000648:ultrastructure; D011020:Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / Q000473:pathology*; D011650:Pulmonary Alveoli / Q000648:ultrastructure