Chronic Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia associated with extensive pneumatocele formation in a child with human immunodeficiency virus infection.
We describe a 12-year-old boy with Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia complicated by extensive pneumatocele formation as the presenting manifestation of human immunodeficiency virus infection. This report emphasizes the importance of considering Pneumocystis carinii infection in the differential diagnosis of pneumonia associated with pneumatocele formation in children.
Holland
Eliza T
ET
Department of Pediatrics, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908, USA.
Saulsbury
Frank T
FT
D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D002908:Chronic Disease; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011020:Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed