Pneumocystis pneumonia in a person with a low CD4 count after stopping antiretroviral therapy.
Pneumocystis pneumonia has been previously described in this column. Here presented is a case of a patient who had done well for more than 9 years but whose condition deteriorated when he withdrew from medical care for nearly 2 years.
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Susan C
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Department of Medicine, New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, USA.
D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018791:CD4 Lymphocyte Count; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D045363:Pneumocystis carinii; D011020:Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission
D019380:Anti-HIV Agents; D000935:Antifungal Agents