Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia after thoracic duct ligation and leakage.
A case of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia was induced through immunosuppression following thoracic duct ligation. The patient initially presented with an esophageal adenocarcinoma, which was totally resected. She is human immunodeficiency virus-negative and not undergoing immunosuppressive treatment.
Thaker
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Department of Infection & Tropical Medicine, University of Newcastle Medical School, Newcastle General Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 6BE, United Kingdom. H.K.Thaker@ncl.ac.uk
Snow
M H
MH
Spickett
G
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Griffin
S M
SM
Gascoigne
A
A
D018791:CD4 Lymphocyte Count; D002915:Chylous Ascites / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D018023:HIV Seronegativity; D006801:Humans; D008026:Ligation; D008212:Lymphocyte Depletion; D008875:Middle Aged; D011020:Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology; D013897:Thoracic Duct