Infection due to Klebsiella rhinoscleromatis in two patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus. NLM AIDSLINE Important note: Information in this article was accurate in 1993. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date.

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Infection due to Klebsiella rhinoscleromatis in two patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus.

Clin Infect Dis. 1993 Mar;16(3):441-2. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93200313
Paul C; Pialoux G; Dupont B; Fleury J; Gonzalez-Canali G; Eliaszewicz M; Sansonetti P; Genereau T; Hospital of the Pasteur Institute, Department of Infectious and; Tropical Diseases, Paris, France.

Abstract: Two cases of rhinoscleroma in patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) who had stayed in an area of endemic Klebsiella rhinoscleromatis are reported. One of the patients presented with oropharyngeal lesions, an unusual clinical picture. Both patients suffered from a major cellular immune deficiency. The importance of Klebsiella rhinoscleromatis infection in AIDS-related oropharyngeal pathology and the possible treatment of such infection in HIV-positive patients are not yet clearly established.
Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*COMPLICATIONS Adult *AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/DRUG THERAPY Case Report Follow-Up Studies Human Klebsiella Male Oropharynx/PATHOLOGY *Rhinoscleroma/COMPLICATIONS/DRUG THERAPY Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole Combination/THERAPEUTIC USE JOURNAL ARTICLEKWDacquiredimmunodeficiencysyndrome/KWDcomplicationsadultKWDaids-relatedopportunisticinfections/drugtherapycasereportfollow-upstudieshumanklebsiellamaleoropharynx/pathologyKWDrhinoscleroma/complications/drugtherapytrimethoprim-sulfamethoxazolecombination/therapeuticusejournalarticle
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