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[Extra-pulmonary pneumocystosis in the course of AIDS. Report of a case]

Ann Pathol. 1996;16(1):41-4. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96236528
Terris B; Marche C; Potet F; Service d'Anatomie et de Cytologie Pathologiques, Hopital; Bichat-Claude Bernard, Paris.

Abstract: We report a case of splenic pneumocystosis in a human immunodeficiency virus-positive individual treated prophylactically with aerosolized pentamidine. Despite this infection with Pneumocystis carinii, the bronchoalveolar lavage revealed no microorganisms. The use of aerosolized pentamidine as prophylaxis for Pneumocystis carinii is not protective against extrapulmonary pneumocystosis because of inadequate systemic distribution of the drug.
Keywords: Adult Antifungal Agents/*THERAPEUTIC USE AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/*COMPLICATIONS/PATHOLOGY Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid/MICROBIOLOGY Case Report English Abstract Female Human Pentamidine/*THERAPEUTIC USE Pneumocystis carinii Infections/*COMPLICATIONS/PATHOLOGY Pneumonia, Pneumocystis carinii/*PREVENTION & CONTROL Splenic Diseases/*COMPLICATIONS/PATHOLOGY JOURNAL ARTICLEKWDadultantifungalagents/KWDtherapeuticuseaids-relatedopportunisticinfections/KWDcomplications/pathologybronchoalveolarlavagefluid/microbiologycasereportenglishabstractfemalehumanpentamidine/KWDtherapeuticusepneumocystiscariniiinfections/KWDcomplications/pathologypneumonia,pneumocystiscarinii/KWDprevention&controlsplenicdiseases/KWDcomplications/pathologyjournalarticle
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