title: Pneumomediastinum in an HIV-infected patient with cytomegalovirus pneumonitis.
abstract: A pneumomediastinum is an unusual complication of respiratory infections in HIV-positive patients, usually reported in association with pneumocystis pneumonia. We describe a case of an HIV-positive patient with a pneumomediastinum who had cytomegalovirus pneumonitis. This is an important reminder to clinicians, since cytomegalovirus pneumonitis and pneumocystis pneumonia have a similar clinical and radiological presentation.
authors.affiliation: Division of Medicine, Parirenyatwa Hospital, Zimbabwe. lkatsidzira@hotmail.com
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Katsidzira
authors.forename: G T
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: Fana
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Makunike-Mutasa
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Ferrand
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D000328:Adult; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008478:Mediastinal Emphysema / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology*; D011024:Pneumonia, Viral / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic