Otic Infection Due to Pneumocystis carinii in an Apparently Healthy Man with Antibody to the Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Authors: ROGER A. SCHINELLA
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1987)

Brief Reports1 March 1987Otic Infection Due to Pneumocystis carinii in an Apparently Healthy Man with Antibody to the Human Immunodeficiency VirusROGER A. SCHINELLA, M.D., STEPHEN D. BREDA, M.D., PAUL E. HAMMERSCHLAG, M.D.ROGER A. SCHINELLA, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, STEPHEN D. BREDA, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, PAUL E. HAMMERSCHLAG, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-106-3-399 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptPneumocystis carinii rarely presents outside the lung; when it does, it occurs with lung involvement and severe disease. We report a case in which P. carinii presented as an otic polyp in an apparently healthy man. The patient, a former drug addict, had no evidence of pulmonary disease but had antibody to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).A 36-year-old Hispanic man had had several episodes of acute otitis media as a child that required bilateral myringotomy and tube placement. He was aware of progressively decreasing hearing in the left ear, which had become worse in the past year. He had...References1. . Revision of the case definition of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome for national reporting—United States. MMWR. 1985;34:373-5. MedlineGoogle Scholar2. FAUCIMASURGELMANNMARKHAMHAHNLANE AHEPBH. The aquired immunodeficiency syndrome: an update. Ann Intern Med. 1985;102;8O0-13. LinkGoogle Scholar3. BURKEGOOD BR. Pneumocystis carinii infection. Medicine. 1973;52:23-51. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. DUTZ W. Pneumocystis carinii. In: SOMMERS SC. Pathology Annual. New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts; 1972: 309-41. Google Scholar5. KWOKO'DONNELLWOOD SSI. 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