[Pulmonary malacoplakia and Rhodococcus equi pneumonia in a patient infected with the human immunodeficiency virus. A case report with review of the literature].
We report a case of pulmonary malakoplakia in a patient suffering from AIDS secondary to a Rhodococcus equi pneumonia. The association between these two pathologies only occurring in the immunodepressed does not seen fortuitous. Deficiency in cellular immunity and macrophage cellular activity as well as failure of intracellular bactericidal and phagolysosomal function are very probably the links. The treatment of this opportunistic germ rests on prolonged poly-antibiotic therapy or indeed surgical excision.
Lemmens
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B
Service de Pneumologie, CHU Tours.
Besnier
J M
JM
Diot
P
P
Fetissof
F
F
Anthonioz
P
P
Cattier
B
B
Choutet
P
P
D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D000193:Actinomycetales Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001706:Biopsy; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D008287:Malacoplakia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D016929:Rhodococcus equi; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
Malacoplasie pulmonaire et pneumonie à Rhodococcus equi chez un patient infecté par le virus de l'immunodépression humaine. A propos d'un cas avec revue de la littérature.