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Pulmonary disease in the immunocompromised host (2).

Mayo Clin Proc. 1985 Sep;60(9):610-31. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/85266418
Wilson WR; Cockerill FR 3d; Rosenow EC 3d

Abstract: In this second segment of our article on pulmonary disease in the immunocompromised host (ICH), we review the infections associated with pulmonary infiltrates in the ICH and the diagnostic approaches for both infectious and noninfectious conditions. Although certain immunologic defects may predispose patients to specific infectious agents, virtually any infectious agent can cause pulmonary disease in any ICH. Physical findings and laboratory observations may give the clinician clues about probable causes of infection. Nevertheless, invasive diagnostic procedures-in particular, open-lung biopsy-are often necessary to diagnose pulmonary disease in the ICH. The relatively new technique of bronchoalveolar lavage is useful in diagnosing pulmonary disease in the patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Further studies are necessary to confirm the reliability of this procedure as a diagnostic method in the ICH who does not have AIDS.
Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/COMPLICATIONS/IMMUNOLOGY Biopsy Blood Transfusion Bone Marrow/TRANSPLANTATION Bone Marrow Transplantation Bronchoscopy Human *Immune Tolerance Immunocompetence Kidney/TRANSPLANTATION Kidney Transplantation Lung Diseases/DIAGNOSIS/DRUG THERAPY/ETIOLOGY/*IMMUNOLOGY Meningitis/ETIOLOGY Pneumonia/ETIOLOGY Skin/PATHOLOGY Sputum/MICROBIOLOGY JOURNAL ARTICLE REVIEW

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