Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in a girl with a midbrain glioma.
A 7-year-old girl with a midbrain glioma contracted Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) in the absence of cytotoxic or corticosteroid therapy. Gliomas are known to cause immunosuppression, and PCP prophylaxis should be considered for patients with these tumors.
Peters
Timothy R
TR
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-2581, USA.
Jennings
Mark T
MT
Crowe
James E
JE
D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005910:Glioma / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D007223:Infant; D008636:Mesencephalon / Q000473:pathology; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000209:etiology; D011020:Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome