[Acute alveolo-interstitial pneumopathies in HIV-negative patients treated with antineoplastic chemotherapy].
BACKGROUND
Treatment of malignant tumors can delay some opportunistic infections. In this paper, we report three cases of alveolo-interstitial pneumonia among HIV negative patients who received chemotherapy.


METHODS
All three patients received corticotherapy for a long time. In two cases, it was pneumocystis-tuberculosis coinfection. Evolution was favourable for two patients with sulfaméthoxazole-triméthoprime (one with corticotherapy).


CONCLUSIONS
The possible role of chemotherapy, corticotherapy and malignant tumor in the pathogenesis of opportunistic infections will be discussed.
Locher
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Département de médecine, institut Gustave-Roussy, 39, rue Camille-Desmoulins, 94805 Villejuif, France.
Boui
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Théodore
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Rixe
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Raymond
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D018023:HIV Seronegativity; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011020:Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / Q000209:etiology*
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents