Rhodococcus equi pneumonia. An unusual early manifestation of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). NLM AIDSLINE Important note: Information in this article was accurate in 1988. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date.

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Rhodococcus equi pneumonia. An unusual early manifestation of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).

Chest. 1988 Jul;94(1):195-6. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/88254207
Weingarten JS; Huang DY; Jackman JD Jr; Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Health; Science Center, Dallas.

Abstract: Infection with Rhodococcus equi has been reported as an occasional cause of cavitary pneumonia in severely immunocompromised patients, including those with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). We report two cases of R equi pneumonia presenting in one month in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) who had not previously had an opportunistic infection. The clinical and radiographic manifestations of the disease are distinctive and should suggest the diagnosis. R equi pneumonia in a person with HIV infection should be considered diagnostic of AIDS. Recognition of this entity is important since antibiotic therapy is different from that conventionally used in pneumonias in AIDS patients and must be prolonged.
Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*COMPLICATIONS Actinomycetales Infections/*ETIOLOGY/RADIOGRAPHY Adult Case Report Homosexuality Human Male Pneumonia/*ETIOLOGY/RADIOGRAPHY Rhodococcus/ISOLATION & PURIF JOURNAL ARTICLE

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