Pneumocystis carinii granuloma of the optic nerve: a histopathologic case report.
A 30-year-old man under treatment for acute leukemia died of Candida sepsis and Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia. A small granuloma containing Pneumocystis carinii was found in one optic nerve.
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Wm. R. Green Eye Pathology Laboratory of the Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Hospital, Baltimore, MD 21287-9248, USA. daknox@jhmi.edu
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D000328:Adult; D015821:Eye Infections, Fungal / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006099:Granuloma / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009901:Optic Nerve Diseases / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D011010:Pneumocystis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016720:Pneumocystis Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*