[Trichomonas tenax in pulmonary and pleural diseases].
BACKGROUND
Trichomonas is a protozoan rarely incriminated in pulmonary or pleural disorders.


METHODS
An 84-year-old man, under treatment for chronic lymphoid leukemia with hypogammaglobulinemia, was hospitalized for respiratory distress and fever due to bilateral pulmonary and pleural disorders. Direct examination of the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid revealed a flagella protozoan identified as Trichomonas tenax.


CONCLUSIONS
Although Trichomonas is rare in pulmonary disorders, when it occurs, T. tenax appears to be the most common species. Treatment with metronidazole was effective.
Chiche
L
L
Service de réanimation polyvalente, Hôpital Font-pré, Toulon. laurentchiche@hotmail.com
Donati
S
S
Corno
G
G
Benoit
S
S
Granier
I
I
Chouraki
M
M
Arnal
J-M
JM
Durand-Gasselin
J
J
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000818:Animals; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008174:Lung Diseases, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D008795:Metronidazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology*; D014244:Trichomonas / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014245:Trichomonas Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents; D008795:Metronidazole