Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in preterm infants: report of two cases successfully diagnosed by non-bronchoscopic bronchoalveolar lavage.
We present two cases of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in apparently immunocompetent preterm infants presenting with unexplained respiratory distress associated with a predominantly interstitial process on the chest radiograph. Definite diagnosis was promptly established on the detection of cyst forms in the lung fluid obtained by non-bronchoscopic bronchoalveolar lavage, and a favourable outcome was achieved.
Panero
A
A
Institute of Paediatrics, La Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
Roggini
M
M
Papoff
P
P
Moretti
C
C
Contini
C
C
Bucci
G
G
D018893:Bronchoalveolar Lavage; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D008297:Male; D011020:Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic