Extrapulmonary Pneumocystis Infection
Authors: Mario C. Raviglione
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1989)

Letters and Corrections15 August 1989Extrapulmonary Pneumocystis InfectionMario C. Raviglione, MD, Peter Mariuz, MD, Jeffrey Sugar, MD, Michael P. Mullen, MDMario C. Raviglione, MDSearch for more papers by this author, Peter Mariuz, MDSearch for more papers by this author, Jeffrey Sugar, MDSearch for more papers by this author, Michael P. Mullen, MDSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-111-4-339 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the Editor: Extrapulmonary pneumocystosis has recently been reported in patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) (1-5). This condition appears to be rare despite the high frequency of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, still the commonest opportunistic infection associated with AIDS. However, the use of inhaled pentamidine for prophylaxis of P. carinii pneumonia may predispose to extrapulmonary pneumocystosis (5). Inhaled pentamidine is delivered directly to the alveoli where P. carinii usually reside but is unable to reach distant sites. We recently treated two patients who developed extrapulmonary pneumocystosis while receiving inhaled pentamidine for prophylaxis of P. carinii pneumonia.A 34-year-old homosexual...References1. PilonEcholsCeIoElmendorf VRJS. Disseminated Pneumocystis carinii infection in AIDS. N Engl J Med. 1987;316:1410-1. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. MacherBardensteinZimmerman ADL. Pneumocystis carinii choroiditis in a male homosexual with AIDS and disseminated pulmonary and extrapulmonary P. carinii infection. N Engl J Med. 1987;307:1092. Google Scholar3. GrimesLaPookBarWassermanDwork MJMHA. Disseminated Pneumocystis carinii infection in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Hum Pathol. 1987;18:307-8. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. RaviglioneGarnerMullen MGM. Pneumocystis carinii in bone marrow [Letter]. Ann Intern Med. 1988;109:253. LinkGoogle Scholar5. PobleteRodriquezFoustReddySaldana RKRKM. Pneumocystis carinii hepatitis in the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Ann Intern Med. 1989;110:737-8. LinkGoogle Scholar1. PobleteRodriguezFoustReddySaldana RKRKM. Pneumocystis carinii hepatitis in the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Ann Intern Med. 1989;110:737-8. LinkGoogle Scholar2. KwokO'DonnellWood SJI. Retinal cotton-wool spots in a patient with Pneumocystis carinii infection [Letter]. N Engl J Med. 1982;307:184-5. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. MacherBardensteinZimmerman ADL. Pneumocystis carinii choroiditis in a male homosexual with AIDS and dissemination pulmonary and extrapulmonary P. carinii infection [Letter]. N Engl J Med. 1987;316:1092. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. MontgomeryLuceTurner AJJ. Aerosolized pentamidine as sole therapy for Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Lancet. 1987;2:480-3. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. MontgomeryFeigalLuce ADJ. Aerosolized pentamidine and Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia [Letter]. Ann Intern Med. 1989;110:669. LinkGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Cabrini Medical Center New York, NY 10003 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByFungal Infections of the Gastrointestinal TractHepatobiliary and Pancreatic Infections in AIDS: Part OneExtrapulmonary pneumocystosisAscites and the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome: Report of 54 CasesPneumocystis carinii pneumonia in cancer patientsPneumocystis carinii Pleural Effusion: Pathogenesis and Pleural Fluid AnalysisPneumocystis cariniiCutaneous Pneumocystis carinii Infection Mimicking Kaposi SarcomaMargaret A. Litwin, MD, Carmen Myrie Williams, MDPneumocystis carinii of the OrbitAcquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeBibliographyCase Report: Hypothyroidism Due to Pneumocystis Carinii Thyroiditis in a Patient with Acquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeRenal Cortical Nephrocalcinosis: A Manifestation of Extrapulmonary Pneumocystis carinii Infection in the Acquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeOpportunistic protozoan infections in human immunodeficiency virus disease: review highlighting diagnostic and therapeutic aspects.Pleural Pneumocystis carinii Infection*Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia: the pathogen, the diagnosis and recent advances in managementAsymptomatic disseminated Pneumocystis carinii infection detected by ophthalmoscopyPneumocystis Carinii Choroiditis After Long-Term Aerosolized Pentamidine TherapyLes pneumocystoses extra-pulmonairesEXTRAPULMONARY PNEUMOCYSTOSIS IN PATIENTS TAKING AEROSOLISED PENTAMIDINE 15 August 1989Volume 111, Issue 4Page: 339-340KeywordsAIDSAlveoliHomosexualsOpportunistic infectionsPneumocystisPneumocystis carinii pneumoniaPneumoniaProphylaxis Issue Published: 15 August 1989 PDF DownloadLoading ...