Pneumocystis carinii meningoradiculitis in a patient with AIDS. NLM AIDSLINE Important note: Information in this article was accurate in 1998. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date.

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Pneumocystis carinii meningoradiculitis in a patient with AIDS.

Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 1997 Dec;16(12):940-2. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/98155067
Villanueva JL; Cordero E; Caballero-Granado FJ; Regordan C; Becerril B; Pachon J; Infectious Disease Unit and Service of Microbiology, Hospital; Universitario Virgen del Rocio, Seville, Spain.

Abstract: Pneumocystis carinii is a common opportunistic pathogen in patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia is common, while extrapulmonary infections with Pneumocystis carinii have been reported sparingly. The clinical features are frequently nonspecific. The detection of Pneumocystis carinii in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) has not been reported thus far. In this report, an unusual case of Pneumocystis carinii meningoradiculitis in an HIV-infected patient who had previously received primary prophylaxis with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole is presented.
Keywords: *AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/CEREBROSPINAL FLUID *Meningitis, Fungal/CEREBROSPINAL FLUID *Meningitis, Fungal/ETIOLOGY *Meningitis, Viral/CEREBROSPINAL FLUID *Meningitis, Viral/ETIOLOGY *Pneumocystis carinii Infections *Radiculitis/CEREBROSPINAL FLUID *Radiculitis/ETIOLOGY

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