Aerosolized Pentamidine and Disseminated infection with Pneumocystis carinii
Authors: Terrence G. Sparling, Sunny R. Dong, Csaba Hegedus, David R. Burdge
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1989)

Letters and Corrections1 September 1989Aerosolized Pentamidine and Disseminated infection with Pneumocystis cariniiTerrence G. Sparling, MD, Sunny R. Dong, MApSc, MD, Csaba Hegedus, MD, David R. Burdge, MDTerrence G. Sparling, MDSearch for more papers by this author, Sunny R. Dong, MApSc, MDSearch for more papers by this author, Csaba Hegedus, MDSearch for more papers by this author, David R. Burdge, MDSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-111-5-442 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the Editor: Pulmonary infection with Pneumocystis carinii occurs commonly in patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), but extrapulmonary and disseminated infection remains rare. Previously reported disseminated infection has almost invariably occurred in patients with overwhelming pneumonitis (1). We report a case of disseminated P. carinii infection in a patient with AIDS who received aerosolized pentamidine prophylaxis and who had no evidence of pulmonary disease.A 27-year-old homosexual man with AIDS presented in October 1988 with fever, weight loss; progressive mediastinal, hilar, and cervical lymphadenopathy; and a rapidly enlarging liver. From January to September 1988 he had...References1. UngerRosenblumKrown PMS. Disseminated Pneumocystis carinii infection in a patient with acquired immune deficiency syndrome. Hum Pathol. 1988;19:113-6. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. BlumenfeldBasgozOwenSchmidt WNWD. Granulomatous pulmonary lesions in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and Pneumocystis carinii infection. Ann Intern Med. 1988;109:505-7. LinkGoogle Scholar3. DynerLangBuschGordon TWDP. Intravascular and pleural involvement by Pneumocystis carinii in a patient with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Ann Intern Med. 1989;111:94-5. 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