title: Pneumatoceles and pneumothorax after Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia.
abstract: Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) is common in patients with AIDS. The usual chest X-ray pattern is a diffuse interstitial pulmonary infiltrate. Nevertheless, unusual roentgenographic forms can appear. A patient with PCP that resulted in pneumatoceles and a further pneumothorax is described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pneumology, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sauleda
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Aran
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gea
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Aguar
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sanz
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Broquetas
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D011020:Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / Q000150:complications*; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000209:etiology*