title: [Extra-pulmonary pneumocystosis in the course of AIDS. Report of a case].
abstract: We report a case of splenic pneumocystosis in a human immunodeficiency virus-positive individual treated prophylactically with aerosolized pentamidine. Despite this infection with Pneumocystis carinii, the bronchoalveolar lavage revealed no microorganisms. The use of aerosolized pentamidine as prophylaxis for Pneumocystis carinii is not protective against extrapulmonary pneumocystosis because of inadequate systemic distribution of the drug.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Anatomie et de Cytologie Pathologiques, Hôpital Bichat-Claude Bernard, Paris.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Terris
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Marche
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Potet
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010419:Pentamidine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016720:Pneumocystis Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D011020:Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D010419:Pentamidine
vernacular_title: Pneumocystose extra-pulmonaire au cours du SIDA. A propos d'une observation.