Pneumomediastinum complicatingPneumocystis CariniiPneumonia in a Patient with AIDS
作者:
MIGUEL VILALONA-CALERO,
STANLEY SCHREM,
KENNETH PHELPS,
期刊:
The American Journal of the Medical Sciences
(OVID Available online 1989)
卷期:
Volume 297,
issue 5
页码: 328-330
ISSN:0002-9629
年代: 1989
出版商: OVID
关键词: Pneumomediastinum;Pneumocystis cariniiPneumonia;AIDS
数据来源: OVID
摘要:
The destructive potential ofPneumocystis cariniiinfection in patients with AIDS has been amplyl documented. This report describes a homosexual man withP. cariniipneumonia (PCP) complicated by pneumatocoeles and pneumomediastinum. The pneumomediastinum almost completely resolved with successful antimicrobial therapy. Pneumomediastinum, like pneumothorax, should be anticipated in patients with AIDS and PCP.
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