[Extra-pulmonary pneumocystosis in the course of AIDS. Report of a case].
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.
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Service d'Anatomie et de Cytologie Pathologiques, Hôpital Bichat-Claude Bernard, Paris.
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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
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D010419:Pentamidine
Pneumocystose extra-pulmonaire au cours du SIDA. A propos d'une observation.