title: Case report: Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia presenting as a solitary cavitating lung lesion in non-HIV immunosuppressed patients.
abstract: Pneumocystis carinii is one of the most common pulmonary opportunistic infections in immunodeficient patients. It has a classical chest radiographic appearance of bilateral interstitial infiltrates. Recently, cystic or cavitating lesions have been reported in HIV patients with Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia. We report two cases of non-AIDS immunosuppressed patients with the unusual presentation of a solitary cavity in the lung.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pulmonology, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Uwyyed
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bar-Ziv
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Kramer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000009:adverse effects; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011020:Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011859:Radiography
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents