title: [Pneumothorax in patients with AIDS].
abstract: METHODS
  From January 1986 to 31 November 1993, 354 cases of AIDS (CDC criteria 1987) were diagnosed. The possible existence of spontaneous pneumothorax at any time during the evolution and its presumed cause were evaluated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  During the period studied, 7 (1.9%) of AIDS patients presented pneumothorax. The existence of a pulmonary infection was proven in 6: 3 pneumonia by Pneumocystis carinii, 2 bacterial pneumonia (Streptococcus pneumoniae and Pseudomonas sp.) and 1 tuberculosis. One patient presented a Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia 3 months prior to the pneumothorax. In the study period 88 (22.8%) of the AIDS patients presented pneumonia by Pneumocystis carinii and 181 (51.1%) presented tuberculosis. The rate of pneumothorax in patients with a history or presence of pneumonia by Pneumocystis carinii was of 4.5% and 0.5% in patients with tuberculosis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The development of pneumothorax is relatively frequent in patients with AIDS in our area. As found in other series, its most frequent cause was Pneumocistis carinii pneumonia, despite the high incidence of tuberculosis.
authors: Unidad de Enfermedades Infecciosas (Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria, Málaga.
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Rivero
authors: T
authors: T
authors: López
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Santos
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Márquez
authors: N
authors: N
authors: Avisbal
authors: P
authors: P
authors: González-Santos
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*
vernacular_title: Neumotórax en pacientes con SIDA.