Pneumocystis carinii in Bone Marrow
Authors: Mario C. Raviglione
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1988)

Letters and Corrections1 August 1988Pneumocystis carinii in Bone MarrowMario C. Raviglione, MD, Gregg R. Garner, MD, Michael P. Mullen, MDMario C. Raviglione, MDSearch for more papers by this author, Gregg R. Garner, MDSearch for more papers by this author, Michael P. Mullen, MDSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-109-3-253_1 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: Despite the high frequency of lung infections caused by Pneumocystis carinii in immunosuppressed persons, extrapulmonary dissemination rarely occurs (1). Four cases of P. carinii invasion of extrapulmonary sites have been reported in patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) (1-4). The importance of these cases has not been determined.A 37-year-old homosexual man was hospitalized because of extreme weakness. The patient had two previous episodes ofP. cariniipneumonia. Systemic cytomegalovirus infection had also been diagnosed. At admission, severe pancytopenia was found. A chest radiograph showed persistence of the pre-existing bilateral interstitial infiltrates, and a sputum cytologic...References1. PilonEcholsCeloElmendorf VRJS. Disseminated Pneumocystis carinii infections in AIDS. N Engl J Med. 1987;316:1410-1. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. KwokO'DonnellWood SJI. Retinal cotton-wool spots in a patient with Pneumocystis carinii infection. N Engl J Med. 1982;307:184-5. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. 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 Scholar4. GrimesLaPookBarWassermanDwork MJMHA. Disseminated Pneumocystis carinii infection in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Hum Pathol. 1987;18:307-8. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. MontgomeryDebsLuce ARJ. Aerosolized pentamidine as sole therapy for Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Lancet. 1987;2:480-3. CrossrefMedlineGoogle 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 ByExtrapulmonary pneumocystosisHEMATOLOGIC DISORDERS AND GROWTH FACTOR SUPPORT IN HIV INFECTIONBrief Report: Pneumocystis carinii Osteomyelitis in a Patient with Common Variable ImmunodeficiencyA Multicenter Study of Pneumocystis ChoroidopathyRenal Cortical Nephrocalcinosis: A Manifestation of Extrapulmonary Pneumocystis carinii Infection in the Acquired Immunodeficiency SyndromePneumocystis carinii, an opportunist in immunocompromised patientsChoroidal lesions in patients with AIDS.Treatment of Opportunistic Infections Associated with Acquired Immune Deficiency SyndromePneumocystis Carinii Choroiditis After Long-Term Aerosolized Pentamidine TherapyLes pneumocystoses extra-pulmonairesFatal, disseminated pneumocystosis in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome receiving prophylactic aerosolized pentamidineExtrapulmonary Pneumocystis InfectionMario C. Raviglione, MD, Peter Mariuz, MD, Jeffrey Sugar, MD, Michael P. Mullen, MDIntravascular and Pleural Involvement by Pneumocystis carinii in a Patient With the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)Toby S. Dyner, MD, William Lang, MD, David F. Busch, MD, Phillip R. Gordon, MD 1 August 1988Volume 109, Issue 3Page: 253-253KeywordsAIDSBone marrowCytomegalovirus infectionHomosexualsLungsPneumocystisPneumoniaSputumThorax Issue Published: 1 August 1988 PDF DownloadLoading ...