Multiple pneumonias in a man infected with HIV.
There are many pathogens responsible for pneumonia in persons infected with HIV. This case report describes a patient with pneumonias diagnosed sequentially and caused by Pneumocystis carinii, Mycobacterium gordonae, and Coccidioides immitis. It demonstrates the importance of pursuing a definitive or additional diagnosis in HIV-related pulmonary disease when the response to empiric therapy or to treatment of an identified pathogen is suboptimal.
Carmichael
J K
JK
Department of Family Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson 85719.
Parikh
T M
TM
D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications*; D003047:Coccidioidomycosis / Q000150:complications*; D006679:HIV Seropositivity; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000150:complications*; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D011020:Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / Q000150:complications*